San Francisco–born singer-songwriter Ben Kweller returns with Cover The Mirrors, his seventh studio album, and perhaps his most personal work to date.
Cover The Mirrors is a deeply poignant record, written in honour of what would have been Kweller’s late son Dorian Zev’s 19th birthday. It also marks Kweller’s first release since Dorian’s tragic passing in 2023 — an event that reshaped both his life and his music. Far from retreating into silence, Kweller channels his grief into a collection of songs that explore loss, love, and renewal with raw honesty. “This is the most personal, emotionally raw project I've ever worked on,” he reflects, and every track bears that truth.
Cover The Mirrors was recorded at NoiseCo Studio in Dripping Springs, TX with BK tour mates, Chris Mintz-Plasse (bass) and Ryan Dean (drums). The 12-song album features guest performances by fellow indie darlings Waxahatchee and MJ Lenderman - "Dollar Store" and "Oh Dorian" respectively. The song "Depression" marks a resurfacing of Jason Schwartzman's highly acclaimed mid-aughts musical project Coconut Records, and the track "Killer Bee" features psych-legends, The Flaming Lips.
Released: February 2026
Cat: NSCO97
Label: The Noise Company
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Tracklist
SIDE A
1. Going Insane
2. Dollar Store (feat. Waxahatchee)
3. Trapped
4. Park Harvey Fire Drill
5. Depression (feat. Coconut Records)
6. Don't Cave
SIDE B
7. Optimystic
8. Brakes
9. Killer Bee (feat. The Flaming Lips)
10. Letter To Agony
11. Save Yourself
12. Oh Dorian (feat. MJ Lenderman)