SPIN Enjoys The New LP From Mary Halvorson, Who Was Recently Named Downbeat’s “Guitarist Of The Year” For The Third Consecutive Year

On About Ghosts, Spin writes, Mary Halvorson “dabbles in the unearthly while remaining fully, triumphantly grounded… Halvorson’s fondness for nested intricacies can act as a kind of subterfuge—all the activity in these songs disguises the small but crucial components that hold them together. But when she really lets loose… it’s like the arrival of some new species of X-ray, suddenly illuminating not just these songs’ collective spine, but also illustrating the electric pulses that flow up and down it, the chemistry that keeps everything going and the synaptic bursts that run the show.” The full review is here.

Last week, Halvorson was once again named Guitarist of the Year in the Downbeat Magazine Critics’ Poll, and her sextet Amaryllis was named Group of the Year. Amaryllis also features Patricia Brennan, named Vibraphonist of the Year by Downbeat. Read more here, and get About Ghosts started now.