April 27, 2026—Critically acclaimed and much beloved folk duo The Milk Carton Kids—Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan—returned to CBS Mornings’ “Saturday Sessions” this past weekend, where they performed “I’ll Go Home From Here,” “A Friend Like You” and the title track from their acclaimed new album, Lost Cause Lover Fool (stream/purchase HERE).

Produced by Pattengale and released this past Friday via Far Cry Records in partnership with Thirty Tigers, Lost Cause Lover Fool is the duo’s seventh studio album, expanding on their signature minimalist sound while staying grounded in the intimate songwriting and understated arrangements that define their work.

Early praise for Lost Cause Lover Fool…

“gentle and pristine…these songs are just perfectly
calibrated”—NPR Music

“a nine-song collection of richly-told stories anchored by the duo’s unmatched knack for two-part harmony and subtly wistful lyricism.”—Forbes

“What the Milk Carton Kids bring forth is a similar exploration of the art of minimalism and the unexpected power it wields...On Lost Cause Lover Fool, that dynamic is more magnified than ever.”—SPIN

“Their poetically palpable folk is in full force throughout these nine songs”—Glide

“a beautiful set of songs, slow-paced, and reflective, and you can’t help but be drawn in. Nothing flash, just honest-to-god beautiful music. It works every time.”—The Arts Desk

“Plaintive harmonies pull on heartstrings, furthering the pair’s reputation as modern Americana’s Everly Brothers.” —Uncut

“a collection of songs that add color to life’s more unheralded moments.” —Americana Highways

“These songs are made all the more touching by tender, intricate performances that revere the small details and internal effects of life-changing loss, heartache, and self-awareness.” —AllMusic

In celebration of the new music, The Milk Carton Kids will embark on their extensive “Lost Cause Lover Fool Tour” this fall. Newly confirmed stops include New York’s Webster Hall, Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, Atlanta’s Variety Playhouse, Washington D.C.’s 9:30 Club, Boston’s The Wilbur and Seattle’s Neptune Theatre among many others. Tickets for the new dates go on sale this Friday, May 1 at 10:00AM local time. Full details can be found at www.themilkcartonkids.com.

“This album is, at its core, a collection of songs about transformation,” Pattengale reflects. “About the shifting terrain of consciousness and the stories we build to understand who we’ve been, who we are, and who we’re becoming. Each song takes a single moment, sometimes examined with microscopic closeness and sometimes viewed from a great distance, and lets it expand until it becomes an entire world. By enlarging small feelings until they’re inhabitable, the record looks for eternity not in the sweeping or monumental, but in the intimate specifics that usually pass too quickly to notice.”

Founded in 2011, The Milk Carton Kids swiftly emerged as a major force in Americana folk tradition, blending ethereal harmonies and intricate musicianship with a contemporary songwriting sensibility. Renowned for their songwriting, folk sensibilities and vocal harmonies, the duo has earned four Grammy nominations, had their music featured in film and television projects, including Gus Van Zandt’s Promised Land and Tina Fey’s Girls5Eva, and collaborated with Joe Henry, Roxanne Cash, Sara Bareilles, and Josh Ritter, among many others. Their 2023 album, I Only See The Moon (listen/share here), received widespread praise, with Relix proclaiming, “A collection of songs bathed in warming eloquence and poetic nuance,” while Glide Magazine declares, “The eleven-song effort eases out majestically around the duo’s vocal harmonies and light acoustic instrumentation…listening to them [is] a joy.”

In October 2023, the pair founded the Los Angeles Folk Festival, with its first annual iteration earning accolades from Variety, The Bluegrass Situation, KCRW, The Orange County Register, and others. The festival has featured performances by critically acclaimed artists Emmylou Harris, Waxahatchee, Sierra Ferrell, Willie Watson, and more. Across all their endeavors, the duo remains dedicated to a single idea: music can help turn down the volume on a chaotic world and make room for what matters most.

For more information, please contact Asha Goodman 615.320.7753, Catherine Snead 615.320.7753, Adrienne Harper 615.320.7753 or
Carla Sacks 212.741.1000 at Sacks & Co.

LOST CAUSE LOVER FOOL TRACK LIST
1. Blue Water
2. My Place Among the Stones
3. A Friend Like You
4. I’ll Go Home From Here
5. Lost Cause Lover Fool
6. Blinded and Smiling
7. Sad Song
8. Ribbon
9. Young Love

THE MILK CARTON KIDS TOUR DATES
BOLD on-sale this Friday, May 1 at 10:00AM local time

July 21-24 /// Big Indian, NY /// Sad Songs Summer Camp
August 15 /// Grand Prairie, AB /// Bear Creek Festival
August 28 /// Olivebridge, NY /// Summer Hoot Festival
August 29 /// Easthampton, MA /// Arcadia Folk Festival
September 15 /// Knoxville, TN /// Bijou Theatre*
September 17 /// Atlanta, GA /// Variety Playhouse*
September 18 /// Asheville, NC /// The Orange Peel*
September 19 /// Carrboro, NC /// Cat’s Cradle*
September 21 /// Washington, D.C. /// 9:30 Club†
September 23 /// New York, NY /// Webster Hall*
September 24 /// Ardmore, PA /// Ardmore Music Hall*
September 26 /// Boston, MA /// The Wilbur*
October 7 /// Portland, OR /// Revolution Hall*
October 9 /// Seattle, WA /// Neptune Theatre*
October 10 /// Vancouver, B.C. /// Hollywood Theatre*
October 15 /// South Salt Lake City, UT /// The Commonwealth Room*
October 17 /// Denver, CO /// Bluebird Theater*
October 18 /// Denver, CO /// Bluebird Theater*
November 6 /// Toronto, ON /// Massey Hall‡
November 8 /// Nashville, TN /// Ryman Auditorium†
November 15 /// Los Angeles, CA /// The Fonda Theatre*
January 14 /// London, U.K. /// Barbican Centre§
January 15 /// Bristol, U.K. /// Bristol Beacon§
January 16 /// Manchester, U.K. /// Albert Hall§
January 17 /// Glasgow, U.K. /// Pavilion Theatre§
January 19 /// Dublin, Ireland /// 3Olympia Theatre§

*with Paper Wings
†with Paper Wings and Willie Watson
‡with Ron Sexsmith
§with Vera Sola

www.themilkcartonkids.com