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Christopher Hislop

ALBUM REVIEW: Hermanos Gutiérrez Trace Their Roots on 'Los Ojos Del Cóndor'

ALBUM REVIEW: Hermanos Gutiérrez Trace Their Roots on 'Los Ojos Del Cóndor'

There is a quiet, deliberate magic to the way the Gutiérrez brothers craft music. On Los Ojos Del Cóndor, the Ecuadorian-Swiss duo of Alejandro and Estevan Gutiérrez (Hermanos Gutiérrez) offer another mesmerizing exercise in instrumental storytelling, trading the sun-baked, wide-open canyons of the American West for the

ALBUM REVIEW: Writin’, Singin’, Fiddlin’, and ‘Rattlin’ Bones’ with Bronwyn

ALBUM REVIEW: Writin’, Singin’, Fiddlin’, and ‘Rattlin’ Bones’ with Bronwyn

When the needle drops on Bronwyn’s latest record, Rattlin’ Bones, one thing that hasn’t changed and is quickly evident is the linchpin of her music: the incendiary fiddle playing, which is on full display straight through from the album’s opener (and lead single), “Sticks and Stones,” to

ALBUM REVIEW: Slow Accordion Improvises an Infectious Self-Titled Debut

ALBUM REVIEW: Slow Accordion Improvises an Infectious Self-Titled Debut

Let’s get this right out of the way: Despite what the name implies, no accordions were harmed, or even used, in the making of Slow Accordion’s eponymous debut. What is present on this record is an intoxicating, purely improvised conversation between four seasoned players operating on pure instinct.

ALBUM REVIEW: Futurebirds Take Flight on ‘Far Out Country’

ALBUM REVIEW: Futurebirds Take Flight on ‘Far Out Country’

Rare is the bar that hasn’t had at least one heated debate about who is the best member of The Beatles. The opinion changes person to person, day to day. While this conversation is warranted and entertaining, it’s probably time to look to the future: Futurebirds, specifically. The