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Last Call: Pedal Steel—The Most American Instrument
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Last Call: Pedal Steel—The Most American Instrument

An ode, and historical snapshot, to the tone-bar played, many-stringed thing in the room, and its place in the national musical firmament.

Walrus Monumental Harmonic Stereo Tremolo Review
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Walrus Monumental Harmonic Stereo Tremolo Review

Complex tremolo sounds combine in stereo fields that can sound more like underwater swimming than swamp-rocking.

Breakthrough Bassists Douglas, Bryan, Provençal, and Deaton
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Breakthrough Bassists Douglas, Bryan, Provençal, and Deaton

These four, wildly diverse low-enders are on the high road. They play blues, rock, jazz, and more, and share a common love for bringing uncommon sounds and ideas to their work, live and in the studio.

Roots-Rocker Jim Campilongo’s New York State of Mind
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Jim Campilongo’s New York State of Mind

The San Francisco-born roots-rock guitarist feels like an East Coaster at heart, and his latest, She Loved the Coney Island Freak Show, might be his most rocking, fitting homage to the Big Apple.

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How Khruangbin's Laura Lee Found Her Sound

On the eclectic instrumental band’s newest, A LA SALA, the bassist pledges to “just play what sounds good and what feels good.”

The Black Keys Make Ohio Players with Beck, Noel Gallagher, and Other Heavyweights
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The Black Keys Make Ohio Players with Beck & Noel Gallagher

On their new album, Dan Auerbach and Pat Carney loosen up and pay tribute to all of their roots—chasing the intuitive Zen of collaboration.