Product Review

2010 debut album from Portland, Oregon-based Folksters Black Prairie. Featuring three-fifths of The Decemberists and two of the city's finest Folk stylists, the heavily acoustic debut was produced by Tucker Martine (The Decemberists, Death Cab for Cutie) and embodies the rich sonic landscape of the Portland music scene while integrating the diverse backgrounds of its members. As described by dobroist Chris Funk, the band's sound ''bridges the music of Clarence White and Ennio Morricone'' in a way that defies genre characterization.