Photo credit: Megan Baker
OUT SEPTEMBER 24 VIA
MILK CARTON KIDS RECORDS
ON TOUR THROUGHOUT 2021
The Milk Carton Kids are set to release a special 10th Anniversary box set reissue of their critically acclaimed debut album Prologue, out September 24 on Milk Carton Kids Records.
The three-LP box set includes the remastered original album alongside a selection of early demos and live performances, as well as a disc that traces the evolution of “Michigan” and “New York,” two of the group’s most popular songs. The box set also comes with redesigned artwork and metallic ink on a clamshell box, plus a 32-page booklet featuring archival photos and a retrospective essay by author Kim Reuhl.
Pre-order the box set HERE or via the band’s website HERE.
Band members Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale note, “We wanted to commemorate this milestone for anyone who has loved Prologue, of course, but also for ourselves. Those early days were such a blur, but we kept so much of it in iPhone recordings, posters, ticket stubs, tour laminates. Putting it all together got pretty emotional. This was the album that changed our lives.”
In celebration of the upcoming release, the band is set to hit the road starting this summer with stops at Los Angeles’ El Rey Theatre, The Chapel in San Francisco, St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral in Seattle, Portland, OR’s Aladdin Theater and Revolution Hall and many more. See below for a list of dates.
The tour dates come on the heels of the band taking their critically acclaimed Sad Songs Comedy Hour residency—which typically takes place at Los Angeles’ Largo at the Coronet—to the internet over the course of the recent pandemic. The new online series features interviews, live performances and more and recently premiered with episodes featuring Rosanne Cash, John C. Reilly, Adam Savage (“Mythbusters”), Tom Papa, Sara Bareilles, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Sarah Jarosz, The Secret Sisters and Mandolin Orange (to name a few). Each episode promotes NIVA (National Independent Venue Association); watch the entire series at https://sadsongscomedyhour.com/.
Founded in 2011, The Milk Carton Kids swiftly emerged as a major force in the American folk tradition, blending ethereal harmonies and intricate musicianship with a uniquely powerful brand of contemporary songcraft. 2013’s ANTI-debut The Ash & Clay proved their national breakthrough, earning The Milk Carton Kids their first Grammy Award nomination for Best Folk Album. A second Grammy nomination for Best American Roots Performance followed in 2015 for the track “The City of Our Lady” from band’s acclaimed third studio album, Monterey, and 2018’s All The Things That I Did And All The Things That I Didn’t Do was nominated for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.
The band’s most recent album The Only Ones (out now via Milk Carton Records in partnership with Thirty Tigers) continues to receive extensive praise, with Rolling Stone proclaiming that “Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan get back to the beautiful basics with The Only Ones,” while NPR’s “World Café” notes that “even though Joey and Kenneth are not related, their voices together create a sibling-like harmony…the duo has a strong sense of respect and reverence for the musical traditions that they’ve grown from.”
THE MILK CARTON KIDS
PROLOGUE 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
Disc One: Original Album
1. Michigan
2. Undress The World
3. Milk Carton Kid
4. One Goodbye
5. No Hammer to Hold
6. There By Your Side
7. New York
8 Stealing Romance
9. I Still Want A Little More
10. Des Moines, IA
Disc Two: The Evolution of “Michigan” and “New York”
1. Michigan (Joey Solo Demo)
2. Michigan (Early Duo Demo #1)
3. Michigan (Early Duo Demo #2)
4. Michigan (First-Ever Live Performance)
5. New York (Kenneth Solo Pre-Lyrics Shedding)
6. New York (Kenneth Solo Early Demo)
7. New York (Early Duo Demo)
8. New York (Writing the Intro)
9. New York (Live from Lincoln Theatre)
Disc Three: Demos/Live Performances
1. Undress the World (Early Demo)
2. Milk Carton Kid (Early Demo)
3. One Goodbye (Kenneth Solo Demo)
4. One Goodbye (Duo Demo)
5. No Hammer to Hold (Early Duo Demo)
6. There By Your Side (Duo Demo)
7. There By Your Side (Live from SPACE)
8. Stealing Romance (Kenneth Solo Demo)
9. I Still Want A Little More (Early Duo Demo)
