Laysongs
Chris Thile
Awards:
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AllMusic, Editor's Choice, June 2021
Taken together with the classical-sourced pieces and poignant covers, Laysongs has an undeniable weightiness to it, but rather than seeming didactic, it's carried off with a warmth, nuance,...
Laysongs
Chris Thile
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Awards:
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AllMusic, Editor's Choice, June 2021
Taken together with the classical-sourced pieces and poignant covers, Laysongs has an undeniable weightiness to it, but rather than seeming didactic, it's carried off with a warmth, nuance,...
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The album is Chris Thile's first truly solo album: just Thile, his voice, and his mandolin, on new recordings of six original songs and three covers, all of which contextualise and banter with his ideas about spirituality. Recorded in a converted upstate New York church during the pandemic, 'Laysongs' centrepiece is the three-part 'Salt (in the Wounds) of the Earth', which was inspired by C.S. Lewis's 'The Screwtape Letters'.
Contents and tracklist
1. Laysong
2. Ecclesiastes 2:24
3. God Is Alive Magic Is Afoot
4. Salt (in the Wounds) of the Earth, Part 1
5. Salt (in the Wounds) of the Earth, Part 2
6. Salt (in the Wounds) of the Earth, Part 3
7. Sonata for Solo Violin, Sz. 117: IV. Presto
8. Dionysus
9. Won’t You Come and Sing for Me
Awards and reviews
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AllMusicEditor's ChoiceJune 2021
June 2021
Taken together with the classical-sourced pieces and poignant covers, Laysongs has an undeniable weightiness to it, but rather than seeming didactic, it's carried off with a warmth, nuance, and intelligence that matches the effortless intricacy of its performances.
July 2021
Nowhere has master mandolinist Thile’s formidable artistry been more fully realized than on Laysongs.
