I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Interim, from Jeff Aug, and it's an extraordinary exploration in fingerstyle playing. Opening with New Day's Dawn, Jeff Aug and his son, Oskar Tauber, sketches out a solid acoustic rocker with traces of Jimmy Page and Patrick Simmons creating a quiet melody under the percussion of the strings. Interesting opener. Katzenjammer has a playful acoustic melody created in memory of the family cat who was lost during the pandemic. Title track, Interim is one of my favorites on the release with a repetitive acoustic guitar riff played together with some environmental electronic guitar sound. Puts me in mind of a Fripp composition. Very cool. Another track with the family pet in mind is Ernesto with a rich melody and Kottke like structure. This is a cool track with supple guitar phrasing. Open Fields has a strong melody, the essence somewhat putting me in mind of David Crosby, not so much in execution but melodically. Aaron's Song is another warm acoustic composition with the brilliance of Page's own chord phrasing making for a real nice closer.
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