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What The Industry Is Saying...
Proving Once Again That the
Little Touches Count
Lexington's Mother Jane, the songwriting duo of Beth Burden
and Lisa Raymond, has turned out a smooth, modern folk album
(This Time Tomorrow) that is easy on the ears,
charming and adept. Basically, it's a natural for fans of Indigo
Girls and Melissa Etheridge.
And that's not to say it necessarily sounds like either artist,
which is sort of the point. Burden, who handles most of the
lead vocal duties, has a voice quality that can work both as
a down-home folk singer and as a smoky Edie Brickell type of
songstress. This and some adept backing musicianship (check
out Jason Poff's bass chops on "And Counting") give
Mother Jane a nice, sensual groove.
One can also point to the laid-back and mostly upbeat lyrics
that permeate this recording as a strength. This stuff has depth
without being heavy-handed, while still having some air beneath
it. "It's a Wonder" is a fairly straight ahead life-is-good
tune, but its innocence and descriptiveness - "Looking
out at the bird feeder / As the blackbirds steal their lunch
/ Watching the cardinal flutter around / Almost close enough
to touch" - make it work.
There are enough small touches here and there, like mandolin
and Hammond B3, that the songs come through as mostly fulfilled.
And the little touch of slide guitar in "Look in the Mirror"
conjures up a vaguely Dire Straits-like quality. (Nice touch.)
All in all, the album is a winner - it's what you get when a
group of friends get together and make honest music. That's
never a bad thing.
— Kevin Gibson, Louisville Music News
"On This Time Tomorrow,
Mother Jane fully embrace their rockness, completing a four-album
transition from acoustic-folk troubadours to an electric folk-rock
duo, all the while impressively accentuating and complementing
the sweet, soulful melodies and harmonies that Beth Burden and
Lisa Raymond have mastered through four Mother Jane albums now.
Mother Jane's time has come…"
— Jim Nelson, A Taste Of Triple A
"Mother Jane has done everything right on This
Time Tomorrow. Soaring vocals deliver powerful lyrics,
and the production gives it a rock solid groove. A giant step
forward…"
— Stacy Yelton, Program Director, WUKY Lexington
"On the new and fourth album from Mother Jane entitled
This Time Tomorrow these talented purveyors
of rhythm and folkie soul show a finer grasp of their destiny
while providing us with a collection of tunes that ooze with
bluesy groove and grace. Not since Ellen McIlwaine's ‘We
the People’ has there been this much originality and class
as best exemplified in the tune, ‘Look in the Mirror.’
This is a truly solid album…"
— Dean Sciarra, ItsAboutMusic.com
"…This Time Tomorrow is a very cool
surprise… Mother Jane has taken their music to a new level.
You’ll still hear the tight vocals and harmonies with
great songwriting, but you’ll hear a fuller sound…Acoustic
guitars, mandolin, bass, electric guitar, keyboards and drums…
Put it all together and you have a blend of folk, roots and
rock. Mother Jane … folk music for the soul…"
— Laney Goodman, nationally syndicated host of “Women
in Music”, WUMB Boston
This Time Tomorrow... Blues-tinged, distinctive
melodies, vivid, imaginative lyrics... Excellent song craft
with consistently strong vocal and instrumental performance...
And Counting has an outstanding verse melody... Look in the
Mirroris a traditional blues/rock
melody with a solid lyric that has some fun twists. Love
the blues references in the opening verse lyric. Can and I Will
is a blues-tinged melody that has excellent production and a
very strong vocal. Lyrics are fresh and effective with images
and phrases that capture the listener's attention.
—TAXI - Independent A&R Company
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