Mark McGuire

A guitar hero of the Midwest American underground, prolific multi-instrumentalist Mark McGuire produces hazy, introspective compositions that typically consist of multiple layers of acoustic and electric guitars as well as synthesizers and occasional hushed vocals. He rose to prominence during the late 2000s as a member of Emeralds, an influential trio who played an expansive style of Kosmische-inspired drone, and remained busy after the group's 2013 breakup. McGuire's early solo releases, summarized by the double-CD A Young Person's Guide to Mark McGuire, often consisted of g...