From Swedish professional soccer player to international folk-blues sensation, Nicolai Dunger has forged a unique and enviable career. Tranquil Isolation is Nicolai's first U.S. release, and he makes a big splash. First there's the voice: It's amazing. This guy has golden pipes and he isn't afraid to use them. Think Ryan Adams with some more natural talent and none of the bullshit. Factor in the support of Will Oldham singing along and playing the guitar and you've got an essential album on your hands.

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Grossman has spent so many years producing videos and how to books on acoustic guitar, it's hard to think of him as a guitarist himself, which is why albums like this are so valuable and reassuring. Grossman can back up everything he says and believes musically, with an encyclopedic knowledge and feel for country-blues, rags, and fiddle tunes as demonstrated here. He runs through a gaggle of fine-sounding instruments, alternating between slide, 12-string, and fingerpicked six-strings in a plethora of...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. Pairdown is the collaboration of Pittsburgh-based singer-guitarists David Leicht and Raymond Morin. The two met and began performing together in 2005. Holykyle builds on fundamentals of the previously released EP with increasingly complex writing and guitar arrangements enlivened by electric bass and tight drumming. Over the course of ten songs, Morin and Leicht trade off lead and accompanying vocal duties, with important contributions by Nate McDermott (of the Boston-based group Paper Thin ...   [ read more ]

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