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lemonade kid
Old Love

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Posted - 09/02/2013 :  18:54:37  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
The Milk Carton Kids

I hear echoes of Gene Clark in their songwriting & vocals, myself. -lk

And some great harmonies from indie folkers along with some fantastic finger-style picking!

Live Sessions...Effing amazing picking and the deadpan humour is priceless...Kenneth looks like Roger McGuinn too (with some hippie specs added)!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fp0xjVzmKxY




PROLOGUE-full album play
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VC58tGG_t4




The Milk Carton Kids is an indie folk duo from Eagle Rock, California, consisting of singers and guitarists Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan, who formed the group in early 2011. NPR has described their approach to music as "gorgeous contemporary folk" and “Gillian Welch & David Rawlings-meets-Simon & Garfunkel with a splash of the Everly Brothers”, which fairly represents the band’s music while also appealing to the intended audience. The band has recorded and released two albums, Retrospect and Prologue. The foreword to "Prologue" was written by singer-songwriter and producer Joe Henry.

The band is noted for releasing their albums for free and for playing their vintage guitars with Ryan on a 1951 Gibson J45 and Pattengale on a 1954 Martin 0-15.

The band's general manager is Nick Bobetsky.


Artists Ryan and Pattengale formed a duo after Ryan attended a solo performance by Pattengale in their shared hometown. "Both had long and largely unsuccessful careers as solo performers behind them, and each had reached a professional crossroads", which led them to form the musical duo now known as The Milk Carton Kids.The Milk Carton Kids released Retrospect, a live album recorded in Ventura, CA, in March 2011. Retrospect predates the band name, and was released under Kenneth Pattengale & Joey Ryan. After performing at SXSW in March 2011, The Milk Carton Kids joined Joe Purdy's North American tour as his opening act and backing band.

The Milk Carton Kids released Prologue, their first studio album and the first release under the band's name, on July 19, 2011. Following Prologue's release, The Milk Carton Kids headlined a North American tour. From Prologue, their song "There By Your Side" was named National Public Radio's Song of the Day. The San Francisco Chronicle referred to Prologue as "bittersweet and beautiful." "Grammy-winning piano-pop star Sara Bareilles gave the band a tremendous boost via Twitter by stating ‘Do yourself a favor and pick up the Milk Carton Kids’s new record. Wow’”. This social media compliment gave The Milk Carton Kids a stronger fan base and increased popularity within the indie music realm. Both Prologue and Retrospect are offered up for free download on The Milk Carton Kids' website. By the end of 2011, fans had downloaded the two albums over 60,000 times for free. Prologue was chosen for the year-end lists of Daytrotter, American Songwriter, About.com, and others.

The Milk Carton Kids have performed on National Public Radio's Mountain Stage, Daytrotter, and were guest DJ hosts on Sirius/XM's folk channel The Village. The duo tours July/August of 2012 with Old Crow Medicine Show (supporting their new album Carry Me Back) and The Lumineers. The tour visits such cities as: Louisville, Cincinnati, Nashville, Richmond, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, New York, Boston, and Atlanta. In the fall of 2012, they toured America again with L.A.-based Leslie Stevens opening and in November of 2012, they began their tour with the Punch Brothers. In December 2012, three unreleased tracks (Snake Eyes, The Ash & Clay, and Jewel of June) were featured in Gus Van Sant's film "Promised Land," starring Matt Damon and John Krasinski.

On March 26, 2013, the bands new album The Ash & Clay will be released on ANTI- records.

Discography



Retrospect Album.jpg

1. Retrospect (2011)
1. Permanent (5:10)
2. Laredo (5:57)
3. Broken Headlights (3:20)
4. Charlie (4:01)
5. Maybe It's Time (4:27)
6. Trouble In These Parts (4:22)
7. Girls, Gather 'Round (4:54)
8. As It Must Be (4:38)
9. Memoirs of an Owned Dog (4:08)
10. Queen Jane (3:56)
11. Rock & Roll 'Er (5:04)
12. Lake Skaneateles (3:54)
13. California (4:43)
14. Like A Cloak (5:14)




1. Prologue (2011)
1. Michigan (5:31)
2. Undress The World (3:17)
3. Milk Cartoon Kid (4:05)
4. One Goodbye (3:13)
5. No Hammer To Hold (3:13)
6. There By Your Side (4:05)
7. New York (3:33)
8. Stealing Romance (2:50)
9. I Still Want A Little More (3:12)



The Ash & Clay (2013)

1. Hope Of A Lifetime
2. Snake Eyes
3. Honey, Honey
4. Years Gone By
5. The Ash & Clay
6. Promised Land
7. The Jewel Of June
8. Whisper In Her Ear
9. On The Mend
10. Heaven
11. Hear Them Loud
12. Memphis

.................................

Permanent
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiYCp9suHBI

Maybe It's Time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DQn3JkNMbA

Michigan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEDnGAvjQXw



If you like fine harmonies, retrospective folk, and amazing finger-style acoustic picking...give 'em a shot.





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Old hippies never die, they just ramble on.
-lk

Edited by - lemonade kid on 30/12/2013 17:03:08

lemonade kid
Old Love

USA
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Posted - 09/02/2013 :  18:55:44  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Undress the World...upbeat blues folk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USGqROW9ufg

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lemonade kid
Old Love

USA
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Posted - 12/02/2013 :  15:57:02  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
another fine live performance of "Michigan"....

does anyone hear Gene Clark here in the opening lines?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMIW9aiq01c

...............

QUEEN JANE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KctuNolUWO8

KENNETH PATTENGALE & JOEY RYAN-The Milk Carton Kids




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lemonade kid
Old Love

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Posted - 12/02/2013 :  16:03:14  Show Profile  Reply with Quote

AS IT MUST BE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e87Q-zBaVdw


NEW YORK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JYX31J4JHo








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Old hippies never die, they just ramble on.
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Edited by - lemonade kid on 12/02/2013 16:04:47
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lemonade kid
Old Love

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Posted - 10/03/2013 :  16:16:18  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
PERMANENT...live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufCOqkgnSzY

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lemonade kid
Old Love

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Posted - 30/12/2013 :  17:04:04  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Broken Headlights
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QhMXhRXRZ4

Such fine listens...

8)






The Ash & Clay (2013)-full album play
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWgXJxZd-YQ


Note the unique guitar "appendage"...reminds me of the handkerchiefs I use to lay over my drum heads to mute the sound...8)



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Old hippies never die, they just ramble on.
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Edited by - lemonade kid on 30/12/2013 17:05:56
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