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RHUMBA COUNTRY (2024)

Album Announcement Press Release HERE
Album Credits & Lyrics HERE

"These good vibrations will inspire souls of all persuasions." - No Depression 

”Rhumba Country goes boldly where no prior Pokey LaFarge album has ever gone: pure, unmediated joy.” - Flood Magazine

”The Hot List, Spring 2024” - Bandcamp

"... one of the most enjoyable efforts of his long career." - Glide Magazine 

"...the perfect soundtrack for a warm summer day." - American Songwriter 

"Anyone who pegged LaFarge as a one-trick retro pony early on gets shown the door on Rhumba Country... LaFarge manages to show off some depth and have a lot of fun at the same time... and listeners should have a ball right along with him." - AllMusic 

"Pokey LaFarge has just created the soundtrack for your summer on his latest album... If there is a healing power in music, Rhumba Country has it."  - The Alternate Root 

"Just when it seems like the musician has come into full view, LaFarge can take off on a new direction to keep the excitement level turned up to ten." - Bentley's Bandstand, Americana Highways 

"Your hips will move." - Ink 19 

"Pokey LaFarge has crafted perhaps the best 'feel good' album of the year so far... This is the perfect soundtrack for your summer road trip or easy drive to the beach." - Making A Scene 

Press Highlights:
American Songwriter: Feature & Full Album Premiere HERE
Brooklyn Vegan: “Sister Andre” Video Premiere & Album Announcement HERE
Paste Magazine: “One You, One Me” Video Premiere HERE
Magnet Magazine: “So Long Chicago” Video Premiere HERE
Bandcamp: “The Hot List” Spring 2024 HERE
Flood Magazine: “Neighborhoods” Session HERE
No Depression: Album Review HERE
Glide Magazine: Album Review HERE
PopMatters: Album Review HERE
AllMusic: Album Review HERE
Rock and Roll Globe: Feature HERE
Alternate Root: Album Review HERE
Americana Highways: “Bentley’s Bandstand” Album Review HERE
Making A Scene: Album Review HERE

IN THE BLOSSOM OF THEIR SHADE (2021)

Album Announcement Press Release HERE
Album Credits & Lyrics HERE

“The 10 Best Americana Albums of 2021” - PopMatters
“The Best Folk & Americana Albums of 2021” - AllMusic

"It's an exciting new direction from this restless American musical spirit." - PopMatters

“LaFarge manages to walk the tightrope of reviving older styles while sounding contemporary on what is his most focused and enjoyable release yet.” 8.5/10 Stars - Holler

“In the Blossom of Their Shade will make you forget about the frustrations of the last year and a half - at least for 40 minutes - and is a wonderful way to get acquainted with LaFarge’s unique, diverse and delightfully idiosyncratic musical personality.” 8.5./10 Stars - Holler 

“An entertainingly diverse set.” 4 out of 5 Stars - The Guardian

"...this effort could qualify as LaFarge's big breakout..." - American Songwriter

"The music rambles and rumbles like an old jalopy that always gets where it's going with style. It's vintage stuff that never sounds old as much as ripe and ready for cruising." 8 out of 10 Stars - PopMatters

"With swagger like this, nothing can keep LaFarge down." - No Depression

"…soak in this masterful album.” - Ink 19

"...melodies that sound timeless, not beholden to a fixed and bygone moment. In the Blossom of Their Shade travels a thoughtful, nuanced spectrum of emotions, drawing listeners into each song's essence and allowing numerous entry points and chances for empathy." - Columbia Daily Tribune

"There's old-school romance in Pokey's sound, whether dipping into Reggae or hard R&B. Poley LaFarge can pen a Country-Folk song and score a sock hop or a fish-fry at a Hill Country juke joint. This is another record where Pokey LaFarge proves he's well versed in the great sounds, and styles, of yesterday while keeping it real for the music of today." - The Alternate Root

Press Highlights:
NPR All Songs Considered: “Get It ‘Fore It’s Gone” Song Premiere Here
Brooklyn Vegan: “Rotterdam” Song Premiere Here
American Songwriter: “Fine to Me” Video Premiere & Feature Here
PopMatters: “Drink of You” Song Premiere Here
Holler: Feature & “Mi Ideal” Song Premiere Here
Magnet Magazine: Feature & “Killing Time” Song Premiere Here
The Big Takeover: Feature Here
Uncut Magazine: Album Review Here
The Guardian: Album Review Here
Uncut: Album Review Here
Holler: Album Review Here
PopMatters: Album Review Here
PopMatters: The 10 Best Americana Albums of 2021 Here
No Depression: Album Review Here
American Songwriter: Album Review Here
AllMusic: The Best Folk & Americana Albums of 2021 Here
The Alternate Root: Album Review Here
The Show on the Road Podcast: Episode Here
Riff Magazine: Feature Here
15 Questions: Feature Here
Ink 19: Album Review Here
Carolina Calling: Podcast Episode Here
Columbia Daily Tribune: Album Review Here

Rock Bottom rhapsody (2020)

Album Announcement Press Release HERE

Press Highlights:
“Fuck Me Up” Rolling Stone Country Video Premiere HERE

"Embellished music with simple messages marks a triumphant record for one of America’s finest troubadours." The 20 Best Albums of 2020 - Glide Magazine

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