2026-2027
"Ben Kweller is one of the great American songwriters." -- Jack Antonoff
“Ben Kweller's music is honest, dynamic, and ripped wide open for the world to hear.” -- Austin Chronicle
“He's back in fine form with so much grace and beauty." -- NPR
“Beneath the sadness is an unmistakable joy at making music again.” -- Vulture
“One of my favourite records of the year from one of my favourite songwriters and artists… Cover The Mirrors is heartbreaking and uplifting at the same time, and really takes you on a journey through grief and love.” – Ed Sheeran
COVER THE MIRRORS
01. Going Insane
02. Dollar Store (feat. Waxahatchee)
03. Trapped
04. Park Harvey Fire Drill
05. Depression (feat. Coconut Records)
06. Don’t Cave
07. Optimystic
08. Brakes
09. Killer Bee (feat. The Flaming Lips)
10. Letter To Agony
11. Save Yourself
12. Oh Dorian (feat. MJ Lenderman)
OFFICIAL VIDEOS
PODCASTS
SIZZLE REEL
ANALYTICS
ALBUM BIO
Ben Kweller’s album, Cover the Mirrors, isn’t just about the loss of his teenage son, Dorian (ZEV). It’s about time folding in on itself. It’s a journal only BK can read. It’s an amalgamation of the decades preceding — a storied career that started in Kweller’s teenage years, continued during his days as an early 2000’s indie rock stalwart, and evolved as he grew into the father of a son on the precipice of his own rock & roll story. Loss and love are woven throughout, but in the end it’s about living on. The album was released on May 30th, what would’ve been Dorian’s 19th birthday. “There's a lot of reflecting — not only on the loss of Dorian but of my own time on Earth. Kweller has embodied myriad genres over the years — from the post-grunge Texas ‘90s band Radish to the anti-folk/indie pocket of his solo years, breaking out in 2002 with his radio-ready premiere Sha Sha. BK toggles between the dark and the light — the playful and morose. Over 12 tracks that volley between heartache, nostalgia, and hope, Cover the Mirrors encompasses not only Kweller’s career, but his love for his family, friends, and his son — whose career was snuffed out before it began In a sense, then, Dorian lives through these songs. Featuring fellow indie luminaries like Waxahatchee, The Flaming Lips, Coconut Records and MJ Lenderman, the record is both a journal and a blueprint — a mournful elegy and a joyful ode and in those pages Dorian lives on. Forever.
