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Orville Peck isn’t cut out for a sedentary lifestyle.

In fact, he’s most comfortable when he’s on the road, touring.

“I was talking to my band recently about this,” he says. “We were talking about how we are all cut out for the touring life. I don’t know what I would do with myself if I had to stay home. I’m comfortable in the bus and knowing I’ll be in a new place day to day.”

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Peck is on tour opening for Lord Huron. He’s also touring in support of his album, “Pony,” released on March 22. The tour makes a stop at the Sunshine Theater tonight.

Peck describes his music as country – in the sense of honest storytelling with some little tongue-in-cheek references.

He’s also known for his on stage performances – which has him donning a cowboy had as well as wearing a fringed mask.

Peck says creating “Pony” has taken about two years.

“Some of the songs were recorded two years ago,” he says. “Others were more recent. All of the recording was done in three different studios. The idea for ‘Pony’ has been cooking away for sometime. I took a break from music for six years, and in that time, I was piecing together melodies.”

During his hiatus from music, he began working as an actor.

He felt the break was necessary.

“I had been making music since I was young,” he says. “Taking it out of my life for six years gave me the drive, and I felt the love I had for making albums again. It was an important part of my journey. “The timing of it all worked out. It felt right to get back into the studio. I missed it a lot. This was the collection of stories that I wanted to put together.”

During the writing process, Peck says, he has gotten more personal in his lyrics.

“There are more songs about my childhood, and I tried to make a classic country album in the sense of storytelling and sincerity running underneath it,” he says. “There’s humor and wit, and of course, it can be dramatic. That’s what I tried to do. I’m a pretty harsh editor, because I have a pretty strong aesthetic. I definitely spent a lot of time editing.”