(Merge)American guitarist William Tyler’s excellent fourth album begins with an anxiety attack and ends with an interpolation of Dire Straits’ Sultans of Swing so subtle,I’m still not sure its there. The instrumental album strung between those two poles is of such eloquence it renders them superfluous (exceeding what is sufficient or necessary). Context nearly gets in the way. contemporary Country is a beatific and expansive ambient record daubed in acoustic and electric guitars, analogue oscillations, and some really scary bells and no words; its meaning can be fluid.
The bittersweet melody,the gem-like chord progressions, the sense of acceptance – it’s all succourContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com