If you’ve ever listened to The Books before and wondered what this music might sound like without all the obnoxious samples of children playing or newscasters fearing armageddon, then Threefifty Duo’s absorbing guitar work might be a good place to start. With licks as precise as anything you’d hear from classical guitar ensembles like the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, but a mood positively geared toward the instrument’s meditative virtues, songwriters Brett Parnell and Geremy Schulick will pluck you up and take you off to a very personal place occupied by rock and classical in equal measure. Check out new record ‘Circles’ to hear more, and check them out when they play Café Orwell on March 20. – Mike Levine (@goldnuggets)
This band submitted their record for review digitally here.