Jessica Lea Mayfield's forthcoming Nonesuch debut album, Tell Me, produced by The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, receives four stars from MusicOMH. "Tell Me is a deliciously dark album," reads the review. "Every track on this album is elevated beyond simple country-pop singer-songwriter territory ... This album will prove to be as addictive listening come the end of the year as it is right now."
Jessica Lea Mayfield's forthcoming Nonesuch debut album, Tell Me, produced by The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, receives four stars in a new review from MusicOMH. While acknowledging the aptness of frequent comparisons to singer-songwriters like Laura Marling, reviewer Tom Jowett finds Mayfield more musically in line with Neil Young and even, stylistically, The Shins.
"Tell Me is a deliciously dark album," says Jowett. "Just as James Mercer of The Shins marries glorious indie pop with seriously dark imagery, Mayfield obviously takes great delight in combining the sweetest of melodies with terribly sinister lyrics," exhibiting "mischievous wit" along the way.
Jowett praises the contribution of "exquisite production" from Auerbach, such that, with Mayfield's songwriting and performance, "Every track on this album is elevated beyond simple country-pop singer-songwriter territory."
While much will be made of the young artist's future in music, Jowett suggests instead: "Ignore the prospective career of this exceptional singer-songwriter and allow yourself to simply admire the package currently on offer. This album will prove to be as addictive listening come the end of the year as it is right now."
Read the complete review at musicomh.com.
Pre-order Tell Me here in the Nonesuch Store to receive an exclusive signed 7” of the album’s first single, “Our Hearts Are Wrong.” Orders also include high-quality, 320 kbps MP3s of the album plus a live version of the opening track, "One You Want Someday," as an exclusive bonus download, starting release day. To reserve your copy now, click here.
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