ELKINGTON, JAMES & SALSBURG, NATHAN
ALL GIST (PARADISE OF BACHELORS)
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PARADISE OF BACHELORS
The duo's third album of instrumental guitar recordings pushes their sinuous compositions into labyrinthine new shapes, interlocking and interlocutory, supported by a cast of stellar collaborators.
Interwoven among the dazzling original pieces is a fascinating array of covers, ranging from traditional Breton dance tunes to a deconstruction of Neneh Cherry's "Buffalo Stance." Their melody-first sensibilities are perfectly suited to each other _ playfully complex guitar work that sounds as if it was tossed off in an afternoon of whiskey and laughs.
- NPR An intoxicating, intricate web _ Wherever Salsburg and Elkington go, it's always a pleasure.
- Aquarium Drunkard Sounds like winter has always been approaching, like Indian summer never quite fades, like fall isn't built around loss.
- Stereogum