Article Contributed by Broken Jukebox Media
Published on October 27, 2025
Acclaimed Austin songwriter Terry Klein will release his fifth studio album, Hill Country Folk Music, on November 7. The collection marks his third collaboration with Nashville producer Thomm Jutz and features eleven songs recorded in just four days at Jutz’s TJTunes Studio.
The album’s second single, “Try,” is out now on all streaming platforms, following lead single “I Used to Be Cool.” Hard copies are shipping to radio and media this week, and Klein is available for interviews.
🎧 Listen to “Try” (Spotify):
“At some point I realized it’s my job to put songs out into the world,” says Klein. “I don’t record until I have ten songs I truly love. Hill Country Folk Music came together when I looked at the songs I still play live—some new, some long-loved—and realized they fit together like chapters of the same story.”
Recorded August 4–6 in Nashville, the album was tracked live with longtime collaborators Thomm Jutz (guitar, harmony vocals), Lynn Williams (drums), and Tim Marks (bass). Guest musicians include Mike Compton (mandolin), Scotty Sanders (pedal steel), Justin Moses (fiddle & dobro), and Finn Goodwin-Bain (piano & organ).
Standout tracks include:
“By the time I heard the final mixes, I had the odd feeling that this might be my best record,” Klein shares. “It feels cohesive, with a trajectory through different sounds and emotions.”
Produced by Thomm Jutz
Recorded & Mixed at TJTunes Studio, Nashville, TN
Mastered by Alex McCullough at True East Mastering
Personnel:
Terry Klein – vocals, acoustic guitar
Thomm Jutz – guitars, harmony vocals
Lynn Williams – drums
Tim Marks – bass
Mike Compton – mandolin (tracks 1 & 7)
Scotty Sanders – pedal steel (tracks 8–10)
Justin Moses – fiddle & dobro (tracks 5, 7 & 11)
Finn Goodwin-Bain – piano & organ (tracks 3, 8–10)
All songs written by Terry Klein (Heavy Touch Publishing Co./ASCAP) except
“The Job Interview Song” (with Jackson Emmer) and “Yellow Butterfly” (with Nichole Wagner).
Praised by the Austin American-Statesman as “one of Austin’s top singer-songwriters,” Terry Klein crafts vivid, story-driven songs rooted in folk and Americana. His previous albums Good Luck, Take Care and Leave the Light On earned acclaim from American Songwriter, No Depression, and Saving Country Music, with the latter named one of American Songwriter’s “Top 17 Albums of 2023.”
Klein has shared stages with Mary Gauthier, Rodney Crowell, and Walt Wilkins, and performed at venues like Club Passim, The Bluebird, and The Saxon Pub. His songs reflect the spirit of the Texas Hill Country—defiant, compassionate, and unclassifiable.
