Cityfolk is the fifth studio album by American soul musician Son Little. It was released on Anti- on March 20, 2026. The album serves as a follow-up to his 2022 album, Like Neptune.
Recording Cityfolk was recorded at Sun Drop Sound in Florence, Alabama and Son Little's home studio. The album was produced by Son Little and Ben Tanner, a member of Alabama Shakes. The album's songs originated from voice note demos built around acoustic guitar ideas. The recording process involved collaboration between Little and Tanner to develop the arrangements and instrumentation for the album. Shoals Music Makers provided funding and the recording studio for the album.
Release Cityfolk was released on March 20, 2026, in multiple physical formats, including CD, standard vinyl, and an indie-exclusive green vinyl edition. The album was preceded by the singles "In Orbit" on November 12, 2025, "Be Better" on January 14, 2026, "Cherry" on February 11, 2026, and "Whip The Wind" on March 18, 2026.
The album release was followed by a world tour in 2026.
Track listing No. Title Length 1 "Rabbit" 2:55 2 "Whip The Wind" 4:23 3 "Let's Get Involved" 2:34 4 "It's Your World" 3:45 5 "Cherry" 4:26 6 "Bottomless" 4:35 7 "Be Better" 3:59 8 "The Valley" 3:32 9 "In Orbit" 2:40 10 "Paper Children" 3:48 11 "Breathe" 5:13 Total 41:50
Personnel
Musicians Son Little – vocals on all tracks; various instruments including guitars, bass, piano, synthesizers, percussion, banjo, Mellotron, clavinet, drum programming Brandon Combs – drums, percussion Peter Randall – upright bass Aaron Steele – synthesizer Nick Lobel – baritone guitar Lizzie No – harp, background vocals Kam Franklin – vocals Ben Tanner – piano, organ, glockenspiel, sitar
Production Son Little – production, engineering Ben Tanner – production, mixing, engineering Austin Motlow – assistant engineering
Recording locations Sun Drop Sound (Florence, Alabama) Red River Recordings
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