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Poster purchase page will be password protected with a shortcode that will be revealed IN the YouTube video each day 120 posters dropping daily on the Half Hazard Press store with very limited, day-specific mini prints to accompany the String the Halls poster ( в†’ Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee I am certainly looking forward to what Billy Strings could develop into, but for now, we definitely have some promise here.STRING THE HALLS: HOME for the Holidays EditionДЎ2 Days of Bluegrass happening every day 11am ET / 12pm ET on 12/25ДЎ00% of ALL PROCEEDS TO BE DONATED DIRECTLY TO OUR CHARITY PARTNERS This is not the best bluegrass album I have heard all year, but indeed, some parts of this constitute the best and most interesting bluegrass I have heard in my entire, though incredibly limited, experience with this genre.

But the parts of this record where Billy shines, so infused with life and spirit and bringing something absolutely unique and fresh to this genre, cannot be ignored and are the reason I kept coming back and searching for words for this project. This hasnвЂ™t been one of the easiest reviews to write because thereвЂ™s just not a ton to say for me, especially given the boring parts of this album. However, itвЂ™s the cool, promising stuff on the front half of the record that makes Billy Strings someone to keep an eye on and which leaves me excited as a listener. For me, seeking out only the best in the genre, this half does little to establish Billy Strings as anything different than whatвЂ™s going on in the rest of bluegrass. ThatвЂ™s not to say itвЂ™s necessarily bad, and if youвЂ™re more of a bluegrass fan, you might like it better. Other than that, though, the album is just pretty typical in the back half. The message is that we should all work together, but itвЂ™s delivered in the strangest way humanly possible. Well, except for the incredibly weird, acid-dropping experience that is вЂњSpinning,вЂќ but thatвЂ™s not experimentation with bluegrass, thatвЂ™s just a strange rambling about multiverses and women with skirts made of various body partsвЂ¦yeah. It starts to become no different than any other bluegrass record. But again, songwriting is not the ultimate strength of Billy Strings or of this project, itвЂ™s the fresh, forward-thinking approach brought to the instrumentation and sound, especially on this front half.ДЄnd thatвЂ™s why this particular album falls short in the back half. вЂњWhile IвЂ™m Waiting HereвЂќ and вЂњOn the Line,вЂќ though not especially different instrumentally, do stand out for their songwriting on this half of the record. ItвЂ™s the ability and ingenuity of Billy Strings to alter these songs only the slightest bit and recreate them as something fresh and vibrant within this incredibly restrictive genre while still keeping that genreвЂ™s roots intact which makes this most impressive. The title track is similar, with long instrumental breaks and an almost Middle Eastern riff to set it apart from every other bluegrass tune endlessly parading along in this key. вЂњLiving Like an Animal,вЂќ though completely minimalist in its approach, staying on basically one chord, has an animal-like sound echoing through it that takes it from totally boring to infinitely interesting. вЂњMeet me at the CreekвЂќ is just a stellar, nine-minute exhibition of bluegrass awesomeness. This is most present on the front half of the album. With the Infamous Stringdusters, itвЂ™s the incredible instrumentation and the experiments with different sounds, like the bluesy tones of вЂњThis olвЂ™ Building.вЂќ With Billy Strings, itвЂ™s experimental sounds as well, woven into this album so that you come away wondering why no one else has thought of this before. With Flatt Lonesome, itвЂ™s the songwriting and the sheer vocal chemistry and talent. And because of the potential for sameness, thereвЂ™s also an even more pronounced urgency to set yourself apart from the rest. ItвЂ™s great that it stays so connected to the roots of that genre, but it often lacks the vibrancy and youthfulness needed to keep it interesting and sustain it in these times.

With bluegrass in particular, thereвЂ™s this stereotype hanging over the music, and often for good reason, that much of it is the same.

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And then there are sixes where youвЂ™re excited because an artist is still developing, and you see past this project to the full potential, and with this album, itвЂ™s definitely a case of the latter. Surely there might be better stuff to highlight?Д«ut itвЂ™s not the rating thatвЂ™s important here there are some truly disappointing sixesвЂ“as youвЂ™ll see soonвЂ“because you feel like an artist is capable of so much more. With the incredible amount of music to listen to, you might look at this rating and find it strange that IвЂ™d choose to pull this one from the back burner and make sure it got a full-length review in 2017. Another album here that comes from my back burner, and another one of the few bluegrass projects IвЂ™ve been able to cover this year.

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