Lots of love from the critics for the new album!
- “Terry Klein’s fifth studio album, Hill Country Folk Music, offers a moving meditation on aging and memory in intimate and environmental terms.” Steve Horowitz, PopMatters
- “Klein’s progress since his 2017 debut has been a gradual build, each album showing his continued growth as a songwriter and as a recording artist. . . . Providing a frame for the album are the opening and closing tracks ‘Try’ and ‘Try Again,’ in which Klein concludes, ‘the least I can do is try.’ True enough, but he also succeeded.” Peter Blackstock, No Depression ($Paywall)
- “Now here’s a comparison I don’t get to make often enough: For his impeccable songcraft, rough-edged vocals, barbed-wire wit, and profound empathy most of all, Klein’s latest recalls the very best of the great Darrell Scott. A masterful country-folk storyteller.” Jonathan Keefe, Country Universe
- “Don’t be misled by the generic-sounding album title, Hill Country Folk Music. Singer-songwriter Terry Klein’s eleven songs therein are those of a master craftsman.” Jim Hynes, Glide Magazine
- “All good stuff all the way.” Editor’s Pick, Favorite Albums of 2025 (#8), Melissa Clarke, America Highways
- “Hill Country Folk Music is another incredible record from Terry Klein.” Donald Teplyske, Fervor Coulee
- “Terry manages, despite the comparisons to other artists, to maintain an admirable amount of originality in his music. Everything is nimble, cool & precise. It’s as it should be.” John Apice, Americana Highways
- “This time we’re going one star further, because Hill Country Folk Music is a fantastic album, with almost nothing to criticize.” 5 Stars, René Leverink, AltCountry.NL
- “It's ‘business as usual’ for Klein with his latest project. Impeccable songwriting, splendidly articulated and supported by suitably sympathetic players, combine in an instantly rewarding listen.” Declan Culliton, Lonesome Highway
- “Produced by Thomm Jutz and recorded over four days this past summer, the album features a collection of eleven songs that instantly feel timeless, all anchored by Klein’s warm voice which land somewhere in the middle ground between country and folk. His keen eye for detail is apparent on tracks like ‘The Job Interview Song’ and ‘Hopelessness Is Going Around’, featuring simple, but wonderful musical accompaniment.” Bryan Bance, Americana UK
Charts & Radio
Reached #3 on the NACC Fok Chart
Two consecutive months in the top 20 of the Folk DJ Chart
EuroAmericana Chart #5 (December 2025)
Alt Country Chart, multiple weeks in top 20
Americana Chart, top five most added, week of November 19, 2025
Featured on Sun Radio Austin’s Debut at Noon