We lost folk cult legend Michael Hurley this spring; he passed away at age 83 just after playing Knoxville’s Big Ears Festival. He had just finished a new album and that has now been announced: Broken Homes and Gardens will be out September 12 via No Quarter. It features the same lineup as 2021’s The Time of the Foxgloves, with Brian Bovenizer (producer/engineer), Kati Claborn (vocals/engineer) and Luke Ydstie (bass/engineer), and the 11 tracks are a mix of brand new songs and reworked numbers from his deep catalog.
The first song to be released from the album is “Fava,” one of the new songs. It’s a warm and lovely bit of blues that also features Rachel Blumberg on drums and Nate Lumbard on bells and percussion. Listen to that below.
Broken Homes and Gardens
1. Junebug
2. Indian Chiefs & Hula Girls
3. This
4. The Abominable Snowman
5. The Monkey
6. Fava
7. Cherry Pie
8. I’ll Walk With You
9. New Orleans ‘61
10. Letter in Neon
11. In a Dress