Little Mazarn - “Vermont”

SXSW 2020 - OEB Score: 7; Popularity Index: 2

Pairs Well With…The Low Anthem, Twain, Anaïs Mitchell

Sparse and tender, Little Mazarn’s 2019 release Io takes Americana motions to raw and emotive places, slowly crafting their music with a patient touch. There are some loose, almost psychedelic notes that play throughout Little Mazarn’s sound, melodies and soundscapes that add an ambience to their natural roots. Little Mazarn are the Austin duo of Lindsey Verrill and Jeff Johnston, artists that play a banjo and a saw as their main instruments respectively, the latter giving off a ghostly atmosphere by laying a violin bow over the metal echos of a traditional tool. It’s truly not gimmicky however, instead creating a beautiful, loving sound that resonates track to track. (Kevin McStravick)