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- Summary: The third full-length solo release for the Chicago-based guitarist is his first on the Drag City label.
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- Record Label: Drag City
- Genre(s): Blues, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Electric Blues, Experimental Rock, Modern Acoustic Blues, Guitar Virtuoso, Modern Blues
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MojoAug 22, 2017At times, it recalls the late-'60s acid blues experiments on Leigh Stephens' Red Weather and Peter Green's The End Of The Game but with a shimmering summer optimism and textural complexity all MacKay's own. [Oct 2017, p.92]
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Aug 22, 2017There is a shadowy enigma within Esker that verges on the blissful, thanks to its peculiar melodic turns and idiosyncratic use of sonic effects.
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UncutAug 22, 2017A neat sampler of MacKay's unshowy virtuosity, at once brisk and mellow. [Jun 2017, p.33]
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Aug 22, 2017Just 33 minutes long, Esker is a compelling glimpse of MacKay as a sound painter and spirit explorer.