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It's here folks, a dream come true: Art Project out TODAY on the UK/Ire/Europe on Reveal Records! Get a copy here:
NME: "Recorded
over two years’ worth of weekends, Kendall Jane Meade’s third outing
doesn’t sound so much unhurried as it does stretched out on a hammock
above a bubbling brook somewhere idyllic. It’s a genial, homemade
record redolent of clever folk-popsters such as The Innocence Mission
and Essex Green, and this New Yorker and sometime Sparklehorse member
couples her sunny demeanour and honeyed voice with the gentle
brushstroke of drums, scatty acoustic guitar and heavily whiskered pals
on chamber-pop tools jamming into dusk like The Band after a long day.
Even Meade’s mildly twee idealism, which means a fistful of her songs
are perfect candidates for yoof drama, can’t stop this from shining
warmly."
BBC2's Bob Harris: "60 seconds of magic"
There Goes The Fear: "...It really is beyond words - beautiful stuff..."
Best Tuna: "Drawing comparisons with prime time Joni Mitchell, Suzanne Vega after a shot of vitamin C, or Liz Phair overdosed on Sunny D, Mascott serve
up satisfying helpings of intimate, dreamy indie folk that sparkles
like expensive champagne and leaves you just as giddy."
Subba Cultcha: "There’s some delightful piano skifulls on Mascotts new album ‘Art Project.’ And listening to Mascott’s aka Kendall Jane Meade’s soft tones are joy to listen to, its like eating strawberry’s and ice cream on a sunny summer’s day however corny that sounds. Such as on opening track ‘Live Again’
it has a simple piano trilling along and then towards the end some
strings just widen up the song a little. Piano isn’t the only
instrument on this album, there’s some great guitar as well, on ‘4th Of July’
, which see’s the guitar really ride into town. Kendall Jane Meade
clearly has some experience after being a guitarist in Sparklehorse,
amongst other bands, and now she want to shine alone with some sweetly
impressive results too judging by this album. She also has a knack of
getting all of her songs under 3 minutes."
Wears The Trousers: Exclusive interview and Mp3 linked from homepage. "A going concern for over a decade, Mascott may be a rather less hidden gem than this column is used to but somehow, somehow, has flown beneath our radar until now."
God is in the TV:
"New York singer/songwriter Mascott releases her new album ‘Art
Project' on Reveal Records (home of A Camp, Joan As Police Woman etc)
on the 20th April. Mascott is helmed by Kendall Meade, a NY resident
who writes gentle piano-led folk rock. "
Real UK & Europe:
"The first single from forthcoming album Art Project is 4th Of July and
it’s heavy on the summer vibe, a relaxed and laidback track to flood
your day. Mascott’s mellow sound has already garnered favourable
reviews stateside ."
FDM: "But before all that a free Mp3
has been released of one of the album's stand-out tracks. '4th of July'
is classic seventies-tinged pop majesty that finds a welcoming place
midway between Joni Mitchell-like confessional folk delicacy and the
dream pop of Azure Ray."
Beat Surrender: "Don’t you hate
it when fairly underground artists change record labels for just about
every release? I’m only saying that because it makes it harder for
Johnny-come-lately’s to get hold of their albums…which is going to
apply to me I think with Mascott! Mascott is a New York
singer/songwriter who is gearing up for the release of a new album,
they may have been sporadic releases over her nine year career but that
probably just makes them harder to come by, either way i’m going to
make sure I get my grubby little mitts on a copy of her latest when
it’s released. I’ve decided that based soley on the one track, her new
single 4th Of July (which you can listen to free with the link
on the right). Sometimes you hear a song and just know you’ll love
everything by them, that’s what happened with me when i’d finished
playing this two and a half minutes of beautiful folk-pop, it just
oozes class and soul. Right where shall I start…ebay maybe!"
Music OMH: 3/5
Album review. "Art Project works best when Meade strips away the indie
pop layering and sings alone over her own acoustic guitar. Red Flowers
is a beautifully restrained modern folk song that suits Meade's girlish
vocals, while her cover of the old Carter Family standard Wildwood
Flower (featuring Anna Padgett of The Naysayer) is ramshackle but
endearing."
Indie London: 4/5 Album review. "Indeed,
there’s barely a dud song on the album, with breezy bonus track Oh
Pehhy ushering the LP to a close in supremely engaging fashion and
making you want to hear it all over again. And at a tidy 25 minutes,
that’s not a big ask. You’ll want to hear more from her…"
Rock Feedback:
4/5 Positive single review. "It’s pretty as Spring-time rain, and for
once, it is over far too soon, as indeed in her 25 minute-clocking
album, Art Project. This is a faultless introduction to a standout
voice in a genre so often lacking in unique voices. "
Heart is officially warmed. England, we hope to see you in June.
Love,
Mascott
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