Nels Cline/Andrea Parkins/Tom Rainey

Nels Cline/Andrea Parkins/Tom Rainey: Out Trios Volume Three: Ash and Tabula

by John Kelman
November 15, 2004

Guitarist Nels Cline sure does get around. In the past few months we've seen the release of the latest Nels Cline Singers disc, The Giant Pin ; a collaboration with Vinny Golia, The Entire Time ; and a quasi-ambient duet with bassist Devin Sarno, Buried on Bunker Hill. This, in addition to hitting the road with Wilco, makes Cline one very busy boy. As if that weren't enough, he has a new album of adventurous soundscapes with accordionist/keyboardist Andrea Parkins ...