The Lost Mystique of Being in the Know is the seventh studio album by American Appalachian band Rising Appalachia. The album was engineered at Echo Mountain Recording in Asheville, North Carolina[1] and was released on May 21, 2021.[2] The tracks were recorded during a one-day session following over a year of isolation due to COVID-19 restrictions.[3]

The Lost Mystique of Being in the Know
Studio album by Rising Appalachia
Released	May 21, 2021
Studio	Echo Mountain Recording (Asheville, NC)
Genre	Appalachian folk, world, soul
Label	Independent
Rising Appalachia chronology
Leylines (2019) The Lost Mystique of Being in the Know (2021)

Critical reception

The album was a surprise release.[2] It is their ninth album (seventh studio album), and was reviewed by Jim Shahen in The Journal of Roots Music, who wrote that "it's a testament to their exuberance and spontaneous creativity."[4] It was also reviewed by Madeline Crone for American Songwriter, who wrote that "this project is a lot more abstract than their previous discography,"[5] and by Mike Davies for the UK's folk radio, who reviewed each song in detail and concluded "undoubtedly one of the most intoxicating musical experiences you’ll have this year."[6] Doug Deloach reviewed it for Songlines, giving it five stars and writing, "Across nine tracks culled from a one-day recording session after ten months of COVID-induced isolation, Rising Appalachia have delivered one of 2021’s sweetest world music albums."[3]

Track listing

Rising Appalachia (2021). The Lost Mystique of Being in the Know (CD). Independent.

References

Citations

Works cited

• Crone, Madeline (2021). "Rising Appalachia Enter a New Dreamscape with Surprise Album 'The Lost Mystique of Being in the Know'". American Songwriter. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
• Davies, Mike (May 21, 2021). "Rising Appalachia: The Lost Mystique of Being in the Know". Folk Radio. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
• Deloach, Doug (August–September 2021). "The Lost Mystique of Being in the Know". Songlines. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
• Ruggieri, Melissa (May 24, 2021). "MIC CHECK". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
• Shahen, Jim (May 21, 2021). "Rising Appalachia Captures Spontaneity on 'The Lost Mystique of Being in the Know'". No Depression: The Journal of Roots Music. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
• Sibley, Ingrid; Hess, Chad (photos) (October 2009). "Rise: Appalachian Troubadors with a global mission". Performer Magazine. Retrieved March 27, 2015.