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Naia Izumi: “The most important part isn’t about the chord voicing, it’s about the melody and bassline”

By Adam Kovac published

Three years after winning NPR's Tiny Desk Contest, the singer/guitarist is taking his decidedly unique voice – and chord voicings – to the big time

Troy Sanders (left) and Bill Kelliher perform live with Mastodon

From rapid-fire nu-metal to neo-neo-soul: here are this week’s essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Matt Owen, Sam Roche published

Close the week out with a bounty of guitar greatness from the likes of Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Naia Izumi, Dayglow, Mastodon, Sleater-Kinney, Yngwie Malmsteen and more

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Naia Izumi announces debut album, shares silky, time-signature-shifting lead single, Voodoo

By Matt Owen published

A Residency In The Los Angeles Area is set to be released via Sony Music Masterworks on July 30, and marks the math rock-meets-R&B guitarist's first-ever feature-length sonic offering

Watch Naia Izumi’s vibe-heavy, loop-pedal-infused Fender Acoustasonic Strat performance

By Richard Bienstock published

Fender also unveils new Acoustasonic videos from Molly Tuttle, Billy Strings and more

Meet Guitarist Naia Izumi, Winner of NPR's Latest and Greatest Tiny Desk Contest

By Ethan Varian published

“I’ve never been stuck in one genre.” Naia Izumi, the musically eclectic, spellbindingly talented winner of NPR's latest Tiny Desk contest, talks to GW.