{"product_id":"ash-clay-2","title":"Ash \u0026 Clay","description":"Lyricist: The Milk Carton Kids.\u003cbr\u003ePersonnel: Ken Pattengale, Joey Ryan (guitar).\u003cbr\u003eAudio Mixer: Ryan Freeland.\u003cbr\u003eLiner Note Author: Joe Henry.\u003cbr\u003eRecording information: Stampede Origin Studios, Culver City, CA (09\/??\/2012-09\/07\/2012).\u003cbr\u003eThe 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":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52861777805599,"sku":"045778723829","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/91555e85cd2944be95597ef729a9df1e.jpg?v=1788867401","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/ash-clay-2","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}