Ben Nichols is best known as the frontman and songwriter for the long-running Memphis rock band Lucero. Now, at age 50, he is releasing one of his most personal pieces of work, a rare solo album titled In the Heart of the Mountain. The album features Nichols on acoustic guitar and vocals, as well as the occasional electric guitar solo and percussion. He is accompanied by Morgan Eve Swain (The Huntress and the Holder of Hands, The Devil Makes Three, Brown Bird) on violin and backing vocals, Cory Branan on electric and acoustic guitars, and Todd Beene (Chuck Ragan, Glossary) on pedal steel and electric guitars. It was recorded at Southern Grooves studio in Memphis,Tennessee with Matt Ross-Spang as the recording and mixing engineer.

1. In the Heart of the Mountain
2. The Darkness Sings
3. A Bleak Overture
4. From a Western or a War Movie
5. While the Stars Disappear
6. Fading Back Into the Night
7. I’m in Over My Head
8. She’s Starlight in the River
9. The Prayer
10. The Swamper’s Lament
11. The Devil Takes His Leave