Album Review: Americana from Grégoire Maret, Romain Collin, and Bill Frisell
Album: Americana Artists: Grégoire Maret, Romain Collin, and Bill Frisell Label: ACT Music Websites: https://www.billfrisell.com https://www.romaincollin.com https://www.gregoiremaret.com A blend of country folk, ambient jazz, indie rock, and acoustic pop, the trio of Grégoire Maret on harmonica, Romain Collin on piano, and Bill Frisell on guitar and banjo come together on Americana from ACT Music label. The trio's collection of cover tunes permeates healing attributes as the music feels like a soothing balm on the listener's senses. Track after track shepherds soulful passages from the trio, arranging them into a cavalcade of blissful soundscapes. The natural flow of the music keeps the chord progressions advancing, producing fluxing movements that harvest elegant sprigs along the coasting swells. The trio's rendition of Bon Iver's serenely lilting "Stacks" features the soothing verses of Maret's harmonica trussed in Frisell's comfy guitar ...