When they first hosted the Americana Honors & Awards back in 2018, the Milk Carton Kids performed an original song titled "What Even Is Americana," a quippy, self-reflective musing on the state of one ...

Some artists stay firmly planted in the area from which their success sprouted: heartbroken ballads, easygoing beach songs, five-part harmonies, a stripped-down acoustic sound. If it ain't broke, why ...

Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale of the Milk Carton Kids capture the fleeting nature of time on their seventh album “I Only See the Moon.” The indie folk duo has dedicated plenty of time supporting ...

After tricking hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton into abandoning the studio in search of the world's most complicated latte, Los Angeles folk duo The Milk Carton Kids commandeer the mic and take over ...

“Getting back feels great because it’s been so long for everybody,” says Milk Carton Kid Joey Ryan, reflecting on the past year. For all artists, not being able to play live shows has been especially ...

Note: NPR's First Listen audio comes down after the album is released. However, you can still listen with the Spotify or Apple Music playlist at the bottom of the page. It helps that, while their ...

When two or more artists come together to expand their horizons, they turn in every direction, pulling in layers, sounds, rhythms and ideas which would not have been attainable on their own. For Joey ...

In anticipation of July 4, The Milk Carton Kids have teamed with Garrison Starr for a version of her song “Fireworks.” Joey Ryan, The Milk Carton Kids’ guitarist/vocalist, notes, “’Fireworks’ has ...

THE ASH & CLAY, Grammy-nominated for Best Folk Album 2014, out now. VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE The Foreword to The Ash & Clay by Joe Henry The good doctor William Carlos Williams famously wrote that “the ...

Los Angeles’ Milk Carton Kids — Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan — have stepped out from behind the curtain, so to speak, and appear for the first time on camera in one of their music videos, “Poison ...