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“Subtle and snazzy, this new jack acoustic outfit merges bluegrass with jazz like it was the most natural combination in the world. Kind of like a more accessible, less-pleased-with-themselves Nickel Creek, these are virtuoso art folkies who understand the value of being just folks, too. - Los Angeles Daily News ( * * * 1/2 STARS) |
| Joy Kills Sorrow pushes right through the envelope and out the other side. The Boston-based string band brings a decidedly modern sensibility to an old-world sound, channeling the prodigious talents of its individual members into elegant arrangements and well-crafted songs. Joy Kills Sorrow plumbs the entire spectrum of its spare instrumentation, effortlessly merging influences as diverse as folk, rock, pop, and jazz. |
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