The Railsplitters Jump Right in

With Jump In, Colorado-based band The Railsplitters do exactly what’s expected of them, creating a bluegrass bonanza that finds their penchant for ambling, rambling melodies fully at the fore. Its an amiable set of songs to be sure, consistently pleasing and instrumentally astute. “You never worried about me … Or any I song I sung,” they chide on the lilting “Lessons I’ve Learned,” and indeed those lyrics seem like a mantra for the entire album.

Assured, astute and gently persuasive, these songs reflect the band’s ability to pluck and strum with an ease and affinity that lends itself to populist persuasion. The six-piece band arm themselves with the standard accoutrements — fiddle, banjo, mandolin, bass and guitar — but it’s singer Lauren Stovall who practically steals the show, thanks to a sparkly sweet vocal that beckons an immediate embrace. In that regard, she effectively enhances the group’s folky finesse, making songs such “To Do,” “Everyone She Meets,” and the aptly titled “Somethin’ Sweet” invitations to share in the sunny sentiments while appreciating the picking.

That’s not to say she’s the only attribute here; the uplifting instrumentals “Durango River” and “Citronella” sustain the upbeat energy and ensure a gleeful feel overall.