AllMusic Positively Reviews Kronos Quartet

AllMusic has a four-star review of the new LP from Kronos Quartet, calling Folk Songs “a smart and emotionally effective exploration of the folk tradition that respects musical history without being chained to it, and it’s an experiment the Kronos Quartet would do well to repeat in the future.” The album features an impressive set of vocalists – Sam Amidon, Olivia Chaney, Rhiannon Giddens, and Natalie Merchant – and AllMusic contends that Kronos’ “accompaniment is superb throughout, [and] their arrangements are generally subtle and never upstage the singers.” The album draws from traditional songs in English and French, and AllMusic says that “most of these performances strike a satisfying balance between honoring the melodies of these numbers… and bending them into new and intriguing shapes.”

Read the review here, and help Folk Songs have a strong debut week at Radio 200!