Summary: The album is his first truly solo album: just Thile, his voice, and his mandolin, on new recordings of six original songs and three covers, all of which contextualize and banter with his ideas about spirituality.
"Nowhere has master mandolinist Thile's formidable artistry been more fully realized than on Laysongs. Urged on by Nonesuch Records honcho emeritus, Bob Hurwitz, and coincidentally inspired by pandemically induced isolation, Thile embarked on an introspective spiritual journey, ultimately returning with six covers and three originals ... Recorded in a studio in an old church in Hudson, New York, Laysongs is an intimate gaze into the soul of a preternaturally gifted musician".
BBC music magazine
2021 August
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Freya Parr
2021 August
"Chris Thile's first entirely solo vocal/mandolin album comprises six original songs and three covers, many of which see Thile interrogating his faith and spirituality. It feels intimate and improvisatory and shows the stylistic versatility of the instrument".
