Deceiver is the fourth solo album by Americannewgrass mandolinist Chris Thile, released in 2004. It features a total of 39 instruments, all played by Thile himself. The instruments played on the album include the mandolin, mandola, bass guitar, electric guitar, violin, and various percussion instruments. In 2005, the album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. Musical Style In a 2007 interview, Chris Thile discussed what he musically envisioned for Deceiver: I had to get that record out of my system I think. I really love pop music. I really l… read more
Deceiver is the fourth solo album by Americannewgrass mandolinist Chris Thile, released in 2004. It features a total of 39 instruments, all played by Thile himself. The instruments play… read more
Chris Thile is a renowned mandolin player and a founding member of the progressive bluegrass trio Nickel Creek with Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins. Thile began recording his first solo album in 1993, with most songs of his own composition. After two more solo albums of all original material, he teamed with mandolin master Mike Marshall for a stunning album of duets called Into the Cauldron, which included forays into jazz, world music, and Bach. In 2004 Chris released Deceiver, a departure from his earlier work which contained a variety of pop/rock/folk influenced vocal numbers. In … read more
Chris Thile is a renowned mandolin player and a founding member of the progressive bluegrass trio Nickel Creek with Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins. Thile began recording his first solo albu… read more
Chris Thile is a renowned mandolin player and a founding member of the progressive bluegrass trio Nickel Creek with Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins. Thile began recording his first solo album in 1993, with most songs of his own composit… read more