Kentucky musician and composer Ben Sollee, has been bending boundaries with his musical style and career for nearly two decades – his latest album, Long Haul (2024) is no exception. Drawing on tonal influences from both the American and Global South, Sollee melds the sounds of Appalachia, Muscle Shoals, Polynesia, and West Africa in his first solo release in seven years. Sollee’s vocals and unique cello style threaded through each track are the album's binding, bringing together otherwise seemingly disparate chapters of this journey – the Long Haul.