“The San Francisco-based New Acoustic Collective has mutated newgrass and Dawg music into a new genre - spacegrass... Art of Acoustics is their second full-length release and it's characterized by drive and inventiveness. The album's great opener, "Back in California" recalls the David Grisman Quintet's "EMD" and Chick Corea's "Spain"... Tony Rice's "Old Gray Coat" features Tony's brother, guitarist Wyatt Rice. In a modal tune reminiscent of the Grateful Dead's "Bird Song," Rice gently echoes his brother's flowing style. Rice's playing contrasts with Keiser's harder attack, which includes some nicely varied dynamics. It's one of the album's strongest tracks... The last track, "For Flux", is dedicated to Dobro royalty Jerry Douglas. The tune's melody features rapid bi-directional slides, which Keiser executes with aplomb. He also plays one of his best improvisations here. The New Acoustic Collective has critical strengths: drive, mastery of time, and balance among instruments. I commend the group for their skill and determination in presenting acoustic music in an innovative lineup. Three members composed material for the project, which has a cohesive feel....” - Patrick Ragains

“The group cites their influences to include David Grisman’s Dawg compositions, Tony Rice’s SpaceGrass, and other new acoustic artists, but they are also able to cover a myriad of styles from jazz, bluegrass, flamenco, traditional string band, to classical. This talented young group really extends their boundaries of acoustic string band music with selections like “Back In California”, “Key Signator”, “Grapejelly”, “Jazzology”, and “Tranescale”... There is also a sort of tribute to Jerry Douglas in “For Flux”, and Wyatt Rice is featured on “Old Grey Coat”. Fans of New Acoustic music will enjoy this new project as the group covers many styles of the genre. ” - Bill Foster