
Review: Teja Gerken’s ‘Test of Time’ Is a Sonic Marvel from Top to Bottom
The Bay Area fingerstyle guitarist’s third solo album features a terrific mix of styles and influences and definitely lives up to its title.

The Bay Area fingerstyle guitarist’s third solo album features a terrific mix of styles and influences and definitely lives up to its title.

Nelson and friends put a bluegrass shine on a dozen of his original compositions on this new studio album.
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Holovaty’s “first proper album” comprises ten instrumentals that celebrate his love for melody, improvisation, Chet Atkins, the Beatles, and Django Reinhardt.

Heyman’s real-life character studies are the barflies, bohemians, hustlers, junkies, and unhoused families that line the streets.

The guitar work throughout shows Ellis’ impressive range, and the large selection of instruments gives each song a distinctive feel.
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New Rhino set spans a time when Mitchell made multiple musical breakthroughs—as a songwriter, guitarist, and bandleader.

Leggett has become a master of tones and textures, of perfectly matching instruments and moods, of using tunings to create distinct, sonically rich backgrounds.

These 14 pieces share a serene, mysterious, contemplative quality that's both compelling and pleasantly mind-opening.
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Inventive sonic and instrumental touches throughout elevate what feels like a solo acoustic guitar album to something more expansive.

Featuring handpicked songs and notable guests, this collection features 13 Appalachian folk ballads sourced from the works of singers Mary Sands and Jane Gentry.

Dig into 50 years of other-worldly guitar explorations from this unorthodox instrumentalist
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The group's sophomore album may very well eclipse the unexpected success of its predecessor.

It’s remarkable to say that even after all these decades of exploring all sorts of sonic and stylistic terrain, ‘Seven Psalms’ is unlike any other Paul Simon creation.

Every song on this country-leaning folk Americana album is propelled by acoustic guitar and other, mostly spare instrumentation.

Compared to 2021’s ‘Window to the World,’ ‘Little River Canyon’ feels simpler, without the former’s loops or pedals, recorded live in the studio with only one guitar.
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Noguera's debut release showcases her effortless-sounding use of tapping and drum-like effects on her Lowden and Maton guitars.

Martin Harley, Daniel Kimbro, and Sam Lewis have joined forces to record a gem of an album in the vein of the early American songbook.

Bhattacharya plays his self-designed chaturangui with equal parts passion and precision on this tribute to his mentor, Ali Akbar Khan
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As with all of Dawson’s projects that I’ve heard, his layered guitars sit front and center, but he’s also supported by a fine cast of other players.

Diverse roster of artists reinforces the wide musical influence of the legendary guitarist.

The soundscapes on ‘Rings of Juniper’ are increasingly complex, their palettes more varied, their themes more ambitious than Cuylan's previous works.
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The duo has crafted a colorful soundscape of quietly brilliant flatpicking interpretations of classic American fiddle tunes.

The duo showcases their classic country songwriting skills on their latest Compass Records release.

Half the songs on Miss Rhythm are originals, though if you didn’t see the writing credits, you could easily be fooled into thinking that they were pulled off scratchy 78s from the ’20s or ’30s.
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The nimble and expressive Colombian classical guitarist Irene Gómez has always played a diverse repertoire, as befits a musician whose varied guitar education included programs in her native country, in France, and at Juilliard in New York, where she studied with Sharon Isbin.