A singer/songwriter who tempers his folky instincts with evocative atmospherics and arrangements, Zachary Cale balances his intricate fingerpicked guitar with dexterous lyricism. Leaning toward indie folk on his earliest releases in the 2000s, Cale expanded his emotional and musical palette on a series of records in the 2010s and 2020s, taking the time to hone his rock influences on 2022's Skywriting and incorporate piano on 2024's Next Year's Ghost.
A native of Louisiana's rural St. Tammany Parish born on November 12, 1978, Zachary Cale was raised in a musical household. Wh...