{"product_id":"daybreak-3","title":"Daybreak","description":"Audio Mixer: Brandon Bell.\u003cbr\u003eLiner Note Author: Jewly Hight.\u003cbr\u003eRecording information: Minutia Studio; OMNI Sound; Unpainted Huffhines.\u003cbr\u003eEditor: Brandon Bell.\u003cbr\u003ePhotographer: Gregg Delman.\u003cbr\u003eThere are lots of musicians on the bluegrass scene who play traditional, straight-ahead bluegrass, and some who combine it with elements of modern acoustic jazz and country music, but there are few who move back and forth from straight-ahead bluegrass to newgrass fusion with as much grace and as little obvious effort as Sierra Hull does. On her second album, she presents a program that includes seven original songs, and it's hard to know where to start in praising her: she has a voice as clear and carefully modulated as that of a young Alison Krauss; her songs are rooted in tradition but full of sly and subtle complications that will take any careful listener by delighted surprise, and her mandolin playing is a thrilling combination of sparkling precision and jazzy abandon. For acid-grass fans there's the rock-solid but creamily smooth \"Don't Pick Me Up,\" a 1950s-style uptempo abandonment plaint; for those who miss the halcyon days of Grisman-Rice-styled New Acoustic Music, there's the brilliant instrumental \"Bombshell\" (listen to that mandolin solo, for crying out loud); and for those who think they have her pegged, there's a little slice of hot Western swing called \"Best Buy.\" And everything else on the album falls somewhere along that bluegrass-newgrass-jazz spectrum, except for the title track, which is a stunningly pretty acoustic pop ballad. Not bad at all for a 19-year-old; in fact, it would have been a proud achievement for someone with 20 years in the business. It's hard to imagine how she'll top this one. ~ Rick Anderson","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47274738385183,"sku":"011661065826","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/9b8a741e3ed01a8d2c1c0bedcba312a2.jpg?v=1777510925","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/daybreak-3","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}