Joseph Allred’s latest, For The Fallen Dawn, is a collection of meditative solo instrumentals that takes your mind through muggy river baptisms, over scorching dunes under a Saharan sky and deep within shadowy forests at twilight. Available now through Island House Recordings, this album features the Tennessee-dwelling Allred drawing on elements of blues fingerpicking, SpanishContinue reading “Joseph Allred – For The Fallen Dawn”
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Lord & Sharp – Kiwi
Lord & Sharp’s Kiwi is a breezy ocean of astral guitars and synthesizers that transports you to a peaceful headspace with each and every listen. Available today through Aural Canyon Records, Kiwi finds the Texan experimental duo of Neil Lord (Future Museums) and Mike Sharp (of Joys Union Group) channelling their inner Elkhorn by improvisingContinue reading “Lord & Sharp – Kiwi”
V/A – Solstice: A Tribute to Steffen Basho-Junghans
Buck Curran’s beautifully curated tribute to his recently departed friend, guitarist Steffen Basho-Junghans, is a touching memorial with contributions by some of the many great artists he influenced over the years. When Basho-Junghans passed at the beginning of December, the music world lost a remarkable and truly unique figure, and many lost a dear friend.Continue reading “V/A – Solstice: A Tribute to Steffen Basho-Junghans”
Davide Cedolin – Ligurian Pastoral
Davide Cedolin’s latest album is a personal record of bucolic solo guitar music that recalls the sights and environments of his home in Italy. Available on cassette and digital through Island House Recordings, Ligurian Pastoral features Cedolin’s acoustic fingerpicking weaving through hazes of organ, harmonica and the occasional field recording, as well as some reverb-drenchedContinue reading “Davide Cedolin – Ligurian Pastoral”
ML Rootless – s/t & Matt LaJoie – Crop Circle
A few weeks ago, Flower Room Records released two incredible albums simultaneously, so I figured it would be best to cover them both together. ML Rootless – s/t Matt LaJoie and Rootless is a match made in solo ambient guitar heaven. The two artists bring the best out of each other while jamming on aContinue reading “ML Rootless – s/t & Matt LaJoie – Crop Circle”
Elkhorn – Distances
On Distances, Elkhorn proves just how far they’ve evolved by soaring to daring new heights on robust and agile wings. Across the record’s four epic tracks, guitarists Drew Gardner (electric) and Jesse Sheppard (acoustic) take their twisting double-helix interplay down gnarled and heavily forested footpaths, snaking along the seismic rhythms of duo drummers, Ian McColmContinue reading “Elkhorn – Distances”
Rootless – What The Truth Leaves Out
Rootless’ fingerpicking prowess is the nucleus of his latest release, What the Truth Leaves Out, which is available today on cassette from Feeding Tube Records. Rootless, AKA Jeremy Hurewitz, is known for combining gentle fingerstyle guitar with cosmic electronic sounds, field recordings and even indigenous instruments to create an ethereal psychedelic folk soundscape. Yet here,Continue reading “Rootless – What The Truth Leaves Out”
Matthew J. Rolin – “Fourth Street”
Matthew J. Rolin’s latest single is a crisp acoustic stroll that is as fresh and bright as can be. Taken from his upcoming album on American Dreams, Passing, “Fourth Street” rolls and flows like a leaf perpetually caught in an updraft. Rolin is certainly one of today’s most gifted and expressionistic fingerstyle guitarists, but heContinue reading “Matthew J. Rolin – “Fourth Street””
Eli Winter – s/t
On his self-titled LP on Three Lobed Recordings, Eli Winter evolves his sound with the help of his many talented friends and guests, while still remaining true to himself in his music. Available today on vinyl, CD and digital, Eli Winter is a stunning collection of pieces that truly show the breadth of the youngContinue reading “Eli Winter – s/t”
Joseph Allred – The Rambles & Rags of Shiloh
With their latest record for Worried Songs, The Rambles & Rags of Shiloh, Joseph Allred continues to prove themselves to be one of today’s most emotive and virtuosic guitarists. The album is inspired by the small rural community of Shiloh, Tennessee, which is located in an area where Allred’s family lived for over 200 years.Continue reading “Joseph Allred – The Rambles & Rags of Shiloh”
Record Crates United 