{"product_id":"milk-carton-kids-ash-clay","title":"ASH \u0026 CLAY","description":"The Ash \u0026amp; Clay, the second studio album from Los Angeles-based acoustic duo the Milk Carton Kids, offers up 12 no-frills slabs of vintage Greenwich Village-inspired folk that blends the close harmony singing of Simon \u0026amp; Garfunkel with the technical acumen of the Punch Brothers. A live staple at L.A. folk and comedy clubs, Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan are known as much for their Smothers Brothers-esque banter as they are for their music, but The Ash \u0026amp; Clay steers clear of any shenanigans, relying heavily on classic folk tropes like love (\"Honey, Honey\"), heartbreak (\"Years Gone By\"), religion (\"On the Mend\"), and politics (\"The Ash \u0026amp; Clay\"), effortlessly bandying about non-specific beatnik vernacular like a pair of well-read, mock turtleneck-wearing, MacDougal Street time travelers. Standout cuts like the velvety waltz \"Snake Eyes,\" with its parlor-gospel underpinnings and winking proclamation of \"Slow, holy roller\/It's just rock and roll,\" the wistful, Gillian Welch\/Avett Brothers-infused opener \"Hope of a Lifetime,\" and \"Memphis,\" an evocative, impossibly lonesome, last-smoke-of-the-evening meditation on Paul Simon's \"Graceland\" (\"This ain't a trip with my son\/There's no guitar shines in the sun\") succeed by invoking the duo's heroes without replicating their idiosyncrasies. ~ James Christopher Monger","brand":"Milk Carton Kids","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44594650317033,"sku":"V6CNCC-N1XB-00","price":26.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/milk-carton-kids-ash-clay_mJWCZ.jpg?v=1759131552","url":"https:\/\/www.vibinvinyl.com\/products\/milk-carton-kids-ash-clay","provider":"Vibin' Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}