Best known as a gun-for-hire, Steve Gunn's impressive, nuanced guitar work has a habit of taking centre stage wherever it appears, from his stint in Kurt Vile's backing band to collaborations with the Black Twig Pickers—and it's easy to hear why on this primer. Inspired by everything from Indian classical music to old-timey Americana, Gunn's six-string magic is not only technically proficient but dripping with palpable passion. He handily captures dark, hypnotic rock ‘n' roll, dusty psychedelia and even endless swirls of down-home Appalachian folk.