Ian Noe - River Fools & Mountain Saints

River Fools & Mountain Saints is the second studio album by American singer songwriter Ian Noe, released in May 2019 via Thirty Tigers.

Like the creeks that run and tributaries that trickle throughout singer-songwriter Ian Noe’s homelands in Eastern Kentucky, water flows throughout his new album.

Thoughtfully and intentionally named, River Fools & Mountain Saints highlights Noe’s storytelling prowess through twelve country rockers and Appalachian ballads, depicting contemporary and historical life in the region.

Broader in scope and brighter in tone than his lauded debut, 2019’s Between the Country, River Fools & Mountain Saints boasts a fuller sound with more diverse instrumentation.

Produced by Andrija Tokic (Phosphorescent, Alabama Shakes, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Benjamin Booker, AHI), and featuring "Little" Jack Lawrence (The Raconteurs) on bass and Derry deBorja (Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit) on keys, this album explores the themes of Nature, Appalachia, Division, Death, and Redemption.

They recorded on reel-to-reel tapes in short spurts over the course of two years, without the pressure of time, which enabled a wider range of experimentations, collaborations, and sounds.

This album is on black vinyl housed in a single pocket sleeve with a printed inner sleeve, pressed in the US via Thirty Tigers.