Grammy nominated folk duo The Milk Carton Kids share “Blue Water,” the latest song from their forthcoming album ‘Lost Cause Lover Fool,’ arriving April 24 via Far Cry Records in partnership with Thirty Tigers. Known for luminous harmonies and spare arrangements, Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan continue refining a sound rooted in intimacy and emotional precision.
“I think of ‘Blue Water’ as a song that pays attention to how the past drifts back in during the most ordinary moments,” Ryan shares. “It’s just this very small image that makes you realize the same thought can hold who you were and who you are all at once.” The track reflects the duo’s gift for expanding quiet reflections into fully realized emotional landscapes.
Produced by Pattengale, ‘Lost Cause Lover Fool’ marks the band’s seventh studio album. “This album is, at its core, a collection of songs about transformation,” Pattengale explains, describing a record that magnifies fleeting feelings until they feel inhabitable. The nine-song set includes previously released “A Friend Like You” and centers on the subtle moments that shape identity and memory.
The duo are currently wrapping a co-headlining run with Sierra Hull, with upcoming stops in Pontiac, Shipshewana, Wadsworth and Marietta, plus appearances at Cayamo Cruise 2026 and Sad Songs Summer Camp. From festival stages to quiet listening rooms, The Milk Carton Kids continue to create space for reflection through song.
LOST CAUSE LOVER FOOL TRACK LIST:
- Blue Water
- My Place Among the Stones
- A Friend Like You
- I’ll Go Home From Here
- Lost Cause Lover Fool
- Blinded and Smiling
- Sad Song
- Ribbon
- Young Love
THE MILK CARTON KIDS TOUR DATES:
February 19—Pontiac, MI—Flagstar Strand Theatre*
February 20—Shipshewana, IN—Blue Gate Performing Arts Center*
February 21—Wadsworth, OH—The Celestia Theater*
February 22—Marietta, OH—Peoples Bank Theatre*
March 13—Miami, FL—Cayamo Cruise 2026
July 21-24—Big Indian, NY—Sad Songs Summer Camp