On her third album, Acadia, guitarist and composer Yasmin Williams pushes even further beyond folk conventions, incorporating jazz, bluegrass, and ambient music.
Pick any two John Mellencamp songs of his at random ... Sonically, it was state of the art, with that heavy acoustic guitar, the big chord crashes, and the rousing “Oh let it rock” chorus.
Here’s a beginner’s guide to four outlaw country ... with his signature phased guitar sound, used two chords to reject Nashville’s orchestrated blandness. Jennings objected to the rhinestone ...
This list is updated monthly with new “Best of the Year”–worthy songs ... ballad — her own three chords and the truth. Robert Randolph’s resounding steel guitar adds a touch of Southern ...
Yasmin Williams has managed to wander from the experimental underground and land under a bright spotlight. The Northern Virginia-based artist became interested in rock and metal after playing Guitar ...