If Gus Englehorn didn’t exist, one of his songs would have to invent him. A former pro snowboarder reborn as a nomadic psych-pop prophet, Englehorn has lived a rollercoaster life that reads like one of the fantastical fables that fill his songbook.

His early albums—2020’s Death & Transfiguration, 2022’s Dungeon Master, and 2025’s The Hornbook—introduced listeners to his unpredictable blend of lo-fi charm, surreal storytelling, and genre-warping invention. With The Broken Balladeer, Englehorn reunites with producer Paul Leary (Butthole Surfers), continuing a collaboration that began on The Hornbook and further refining his off-kilter, time-bending sound.