Follow Me Down

AlbumJan 01 / 201111 songs, 39m 17s
Contemporary Folk Americana
Highly Rated
8.7 / 10

With a descending circular flourish of acoustic guitar notes, the bluegrass influence on Follow Me Down is evident, but the…

You can anticipate objections to Sarah Jarosz's sophomore effort from a couple of different directions: those who saw her as someone who would make old-time country music attractive to the Twitter generation may feel that she's abandoned her sacred duty; others may suspect her of suffering from Elvis Costello Syndrome (which causes spoon-bendingly talented musicians to get tired of doing what their talents have made easy for them and to begin pushing the boundaries of their gifts, with sometimes embarrassing results).

Follow Me Down should only build on Jarosz’s already considerable reputation.

8 / 10

Fine playing and singing from Sarah Jarosz, a rising star of country music, in her debut album Follow Me Down.