For fans of: Cosmic-Americana Instrumental Excursions

What they're saying: North Americans is the folk / ambient project from LA guitarist Patrick McDermott, and the new record Roped In features heavy contributions from NW native Barry Walker on slide guitar. From Uncut mag reviewer Michael Bonner: “This is a meditative, pastoral record, marrying McDermott’s prowess with American primitivist techniques with his fondness for experimentalism.“ Pitchfork calls Roped In “a rich and languid addition to the country-ambient canon.”

What we say: It's been a long time since I heard a record that fits my EXACT vibes but this record has joined the list with the best of 'em. Featuring collaborations with my #1 guitar guy William Tyler and Mary Lattimore, it's surely a thing you're going to need to hear to believe. -K