01. Early Morning Light 02:35
02. Green Lights 03:34
03. House Of Mercy 04:38
04. Everything To Hide 03:24
05. Back Of My Mind 03:38
06. Comin Undone 03:01
07. Take Another Turn 02:34
08. Lost Dog 03:39
09. Take Me Back 02:34
10. Still Life 02:53
11. Jacqueline 03:50

On Sarah Jarosz’s fourth album, Undercurrent, the impact of being a full-time artist living in New York City is palpable. Undercurrent captures the process of personal evolution and discovery as well as the inspirational nature of change. --- sarahjarosz.com

Being a prodigy means growing up in public, and over three previous albums this young Texan’s songs have sometimes been outshone by her multi-instrumental skills. Graduated from the New England Conservatory and relocated to New York, the 25-year-old brings a touch of maturity to Undercurrent, helped by an impeccable backing crew and co-writes with the likes of Aoife O’Donovan and the Milk Carton Kids’ Joey Ryan. The opener, Early Morning Light, is all her own, however; solo and bereft. Standout House of Mercy has a touch of Gillian Welch’s bluegrass severity. Lost Dog is a banjo-driven snipe at a lover, while Comin’ Undone hits an upbeat note. Spaciously produced, it’s a classy piece of modern Americana. ---Neil Spencer, theguardian.com

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1 	Eve 	3:26
2 	Pay It No Mind 	3:16
3 	Hometown 	3:00
4 	Johnny 	3:59
5 	Orange And Blue 	3:37
6 	I'll Be Gone 	3:25
7 	Maggie 	3:29
8 	What Do I Do 	3:23
9 	Empty Square 	3:20
10 	Little Satchel 	4:25

Cello – Dave Eggar
Drums – Shawn Pelton (tracks: 6,8)
Harmony Vocals – Catherine Russell (tracks: 6), Curtis King (tracks: 6), Dennis Collins (4) (tracks: 6)
Viola – Chris Cardona
Violin – Katie Kresek, Katie Thomas
Vocals, Guitar, Mandolin, Bouzouki – Sarah Jarosz 

Conservatorium-trained musicians should always be approached with caution. Sure they have an A-grade level of music theory and playing expertise but sometimes that can come at the expense of heart and soul and the requisite rawness that so often makes folk and country music so compelling. On her fifth solo album, Sarah Jarosz’s folk and bluegrass songs do sometime drift into that territory – middle-of-the-road strumming and plucking beneath earnest poetry, but when she gets the balance right the results are wholly rewarding.

Across the album she sings of small towns and the conflicting desires to stay versus the pull of the big city and new opportunities. ‘Hometown’ and ‘What Do I Do’ convey that effectively over plaintiff and wistful picking while ‘Pay It No Mind’ takes some nice melodic flights of fancy, not dissimilar to Bobbie Gentry in style. ‘Johnny’ takes melodic influence from Alice In Chains and filters it through Juliana Hatfield and Liz Phair making it a satisfying outlier.

At times too slick and polished, World On The Ground is still a strong addition to Jarosz’s discography and often a masterclass in restrained virtuosity without losing sight of the song. ---Chris Familton, posttowire.com

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