"A rising incarnation of Shimmer is Yasmin Williams, a young guitarist from Virginia currently turning heads as one of the freshest voices on the old wire-and-wood to come along in a while."
Thank you Rob Rushin-Knopf for the shimmering feature on Yasmin Williams on Salvation South!
A thrill to see Yasmin Williams’ Urban Driftwood make The Guardian’s list of The Best Albums of 2021 So Far, calling it "a thoughtful, tradition-defying joy."
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Read More“From ‘Jarabi’ to ‘Swift Breeze,’ these songs allow listeners to accompany the 24-year-old guitarist as she explores untouched corners of folk and gets lost in its natural, harmonious beauty. The fact that she essentially reinvented the solo guitar genre in the process almost seems like an afterthought.” -Stereogum
Read More"There is no shortage of instrumental guitar albums in the underground primitive scene, and while many of them are pleasant enough they rarely distinguish themselves from the pack. And then there’s Yasmin Williams, whose new Urban Driftwood is one of the best instrumental guitar records to come out lately. This record is like medicine for anxious souls." -Steven Hyden, Uproxx
Read More“Williams, 25, is one of the country’s most imaginative young solo guitarists. Released in January, her second album, Urban Driftwood, represents a clear break with the form’s stoic, folk-rooted mores." -Grayson Haver Currin, The New York Times
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