Minnesota guitarist Steve Tibbetts has spent decades exploring the intersection of world music, folk, and jazz. Natural Causes on the prestigious ECM label finds him at his most adventurous, weaving intricate guitar textures with influences from Indian classical music and ambient soundscapes. The production is immaculate—every note sits in perfectly defined space. Tracks like Sitavana and the longer Padre-yaga show Tibbetts' ability to construct compelling musical narratives that feel both compositionally rigorous and emotionally open.