Matthew J. Rolin’s attribute endurance returns with newfound readability. From the upcoming album Passing, his 12-string guitar enjoying on “Shingles” — introduced right here in its greatest manufacturing but — shimmers in stasis, then spins in its rollicking chord modifications. There is a kaleidoscopic sense of movement at all times in play, leaving you guessing the place the subsequent flip leads. Whereas often heard in group settings (most notably within the ecstatic folk-drone of Powers/Rolin Duo, with dulcimerist and spouse Jen Powers), alone his stylistic prowess has a transparent and welcome likelihood to shine. Rolin’s deft fingers on his instrument show an assured sense of composition, and a brilliant current for the state of guitar soli.
