Billy Strings kommer endelig til Rockefeller!
Nashville-baserte Billy Strings er en Grammy-vinnende sanger, låtskriver og musiker, som har inntatt musikkscenen som «one of string music’s most dynamic young stars» (Rolling Stone).
Billy Strings har hatt stor suksess de siste årene. Albumet Home mottok en Grammy i kategorien Best Bluegrass Album, og fikk overveldende tilbakemeldinger fra pressen. The Associated Press hyllet albumet og skrev «it is his creative musical storytelling, paired with solid vocals that should seal the deal, pleasing fans of the genre and creating some new ones…the perfect blend of pure talent and pluck» og The Wall Street Journal proklamerte at Billy Strings «has clearly emerged as a premier guitar flatpicker of this era». I tillegg toppet han prestisjetunge Billboard’s Top Bluegrass Artists og Top Bluegrass Albums i 2020.
Nå er han aktuell med oppfølgeren Renewal, produsert av Jonathan Wilson (Conor Oberst, Roger Waters, Father John Misty). Her hedrer han de musikalske røttene, samtidig som han ser fremover mot andre uttrykk og inspirasjoner, som klassisk rock, metal og psykedelia.
A premier bluegrass mind for this post-everything era…he has zigged and zagged between the form’s antediluvian traditions and rapid-fire improvisations that hit like hard bop, all within songs with hooks so sharp that he seems poised for crossover stardom. – The New York Times
In addition to some dazzling picking from Strings and his bandmates, there’s a heaviness to the chord progressions and lyrics that speaks to his love of metal. – Rolling Stone
Strings’ high level of musicianship and lyrical sincerity are the kind that defies the boundaries of time and genre. – Spin