Holy Mountain

Holy Mountain, the debut instrumental full-length from Irish finger-style guitarist Dave Whitcroft, is a varied and complex contemplation on the human condition and search for meaning. The album spans a range of offerings from a very literal picture of “Kathmandu”—the busy and chaotic capital of Nepal—to the more introspective “Amazing Grace” and rumination on the divine. Buoyant and energetic tracks like “Kathmandu” and “Centrifuge” are contrasted with meditative instrumentals, and the album is a unique amalgamation of Whitcroft’s musical influences with notes of folk, soul, blues, and world music.