"Cypress Suite" now available on Longform Editions

Interview at Blocland

Interview: Chuck Johnson and His Otherworldly Pedal Steel Guitar By Saul Wright  - August 14, 2017 10 Photo by Andrew Paynter Chuck Johnson isn’t new to this. But his new…
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Magnet reviews Balsams

ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC: ANTHONY PASQUAROSA’S “ABBANDONATO DA DIO NAZIONE”; MARK MCGUIRE’S “IDEAS OF BEGINNINGS”; CHUCK JOHNSON’S “BALSAMS” The Vin Du Select Qualitite imprint has a narrow, precise remit: limited-run, lovingly…
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Interview at Bandcamp

Chuck Johnson’s New Album Is Partially Inspired By An Injured Dog Photo by Andrew Paynter. For some people, breathing deeply while visualizing a calm place is enough to stay grounded. For Chuck…
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Pitchfork includes Balsams in Overlooked Albums of 2017

Chuck Johnson - Balsams If you’ve ever thought to yourself, “My favorite part of any song with a pedal steel guitar is, in fact, the part with the pedal steel…
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