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Brooklyn-born folk singer-songwriter Steven Keene is experiencing a full-fledged creative renaissance. With his 2025 album Notice Me, Keene delivers some of the most poignant and literate songwriting of his career — blending poetic introspection, sharp social commentary, and a wry sense of humor that recalls the best of New York’s folk tradition.
The album’s third single, “I Stole Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen’s Thesaurus,” earned Keene a feature in Rolling Stone for its witty, word-drunk lyricism. Its predecessor, “This World Is Your World,” transforms Woody Guthrie’s folk classic into a sweeping global anthem — winning Keene the official blessing of the Woody Guthrie Estate and a rare posthumous co-writing credit with the folk legend himself.
Following 2023’s Woke and 2020’s Them & Us, Notice Me completes a trilogy of albums marking Keene’s artistic rebirth after a long hiatus that followed a run of early musical successes. A fixture of Greenwich Village’s early ’90s folk scene, Keene first came to prominence performing open mics in the legendary clubs and coffeehouses of Bleecker Street, and recording alongside members of Bob Dylan’s band, before stepping away to refocus on life and craft.
Now re-ascending with a growing catalog of socially conscious, emotionally resonant material, Steven Keene stands as a singular voice in modern American folk — proving in our unprecedented, divisive age that timeless songwriting still has the power to confront, comfort, and connect.
The album’s third single, “I Stole Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen’s Thesaurus,” earned Keene a feature in Rolling Stone for its witty, word-drunk lyricism. Its predecessor, “This World Is Your World,” transforms Woody Guthrie’s folk classic into a sweeping global anthem — winning Keene the official blessing of the Woody Guthrie Estate and a rare posthumous co-writing credit with the folk legend himself.
Following 2023’s Woke and 2020’s Them & Us, Notice Me completes a trilogy of albums marking Keene’s artistic rebirth after a long hiatus that followed a run of early musical successes. A fixture of Greenwich Village’s early ’90s folk scene, Keene first came to prominence performing open mics in the legendary clubs and coffeehouses of Bleecker Street, and recording alongside members of Bob Dylan’s band, before stepping away to refocus on life and craft.
Now re-ascending with a growing catalog of socially conscious, emotionally resonant material, Steven Keene stands as a singular voice in modern American folk — proving in our unprecedented, divisive age that timeless songwriting still has the power to confront, comfort, and connect.
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