In 2002, the band released their fourth album, This Side , produced by Alison Krauss. It was a departure from their previous, purely bluegrass releases. The core bluegrass influence remained, but with other genres including indie rock and folk rock and they included cover songs—” Spit on a Stranger ” by Pavement and “I Should’ve Known Better” by Carrie Newcomer . A review in AllMusic said that “Thile and the Watkins siblings’ originals, easily outdo the likes of folk-rockers Dave Matthews and Hootie & the Blowfish , while forging a new style to rejuvenate a genre that has always been a bit of a dark horse .”
Released album This Side
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