Pokey LaFarge

Fusing the rustic sounds of the past with his own wry humor and roots music sensibilities, singer/songwriter Pokey LaFarge makes music influenced by old-time country, blues, folk, Latin music, and Western swing. A wide-ranging troubadour since the mid-2000s, LaFarge gained greater recognition in 2012 touring with Jack White, whose Third Man label issued 2013's Pokey LaFarge. This recognition paved the way for 2015's Jimmy Sutton-produced Something in the Water, which peaked in the Top 30 of the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. 2020's Rock Bottom Rhapsody was a boldly eclectic collection that fused strong contemporary influences with LaFarge's retro sound, a maturation he further showcased that year with In the Blossom of Their Shade. For 2024's Rhumba Country, LaFarge added electronic production accents and elements of tropicalia, mambo, and reggae to his palette.