David Crosby praised Sarah Jarosz’s 2020 album *World on the Ground*, calling it “one of the best records” he had ever heard and describing it as “stunning”. The endorsement matters because Crosby, known for his exacting musical standards, used his influential position in classic rock to champion an artist working in the comparatively less prominent Americana scene.

The article links Crosby’s admiration to Jarosz’s melodic but adventurous songwriting, her departure from conventional pop structures and her prominent mandolin playing. Jarosz’s record is presented as a restrained, folk-rooted album rather than a radical reinvention, but one Crosby believed deserved wider recognition amid more commercially dominant musical trends.