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ALBUM REVIEW: With 'Acadia,' Yasmin Williams Creates a Tranquil World

ALBUM REVIEW: With 'Acadia,' Yasmin Williams Creates a Tranquil World

In literature, Acadia is an idyllic place filled with plenty. Acadia is a fitting title, then, for the new album from Yasmin Williams. On this, her third album – her first for Nonesuch Records – the multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer creates a tranquil world with lush instrumentation, occasionally accompanied by enchanting vocals.

ALBUM REVIEW: Twelve Years Later, Mindy Smith Is Back in the Best Way

ALBUM REVIEW: Twelve Years Later, Mindy Smith Is Back in the Best Way

ALBUM REVIEW: Thee Sacred Souls Are Back with a Funky New 'Story'

ALBUM REVIEW: Thee Sacred Souls Are Back with a Funky New 'Story'

ALBUM REVIEW: Julian Taylor Stares into the Abyss on Haunting New ‘Pathways’

ALBUM REVIEW: Julian Taylor Stares into the Abyss on Haunting New ‘Pathways’

ALBUM REVIEW: Billy Strings Takes Us Down a Long Highway

ALBUM REVIEW: Billy Strings Takes Us Down a Long Highway

ALBUM REVIEW: On 'symbiont,' Blount and Obomsawin Remix the Ancestors

ALBUM REVIEW: On 'symbiont,' Blount and Obomsawin Remix the Ancestors

ALBUM REVIEW: Randall Bramblett's Latest Weaves a Musical Tapestry

ALBUM REVIEW: Randall Bramblett's Latest Weaves a Musical Tapestry