Michigan's perennial string band
Greensky Bluegrass
deliver the follow-up to their breakthrough 2011 album
Handguns
with the equally robust
If Sorrows Swim
. In the three years since
hit number three on Billboard's bluegrass chart, the progressive Kalamazoo quintet have honed their distinct style which blends the earthy warmth of traditional bluegrass styles with a more muscular, darkly hued rock tone. The fifth studio album in their 14-career,
contains contributions from dueling songwriters, mandolinist
Paul Hoffman
and guitarist
Dave Bruzza
, whose differing styles create a complementary whole that is a major part of the band's identity. Full of the top-notch playing fans have come to expect, it's an album grounded in the lonesome rural sound, but with plenty of punch and immediacy. ~ Timothy Monger