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“An astute songwriter who avoids clichés…..Ms. Correia is not just another quirky girl, the label often affixed to women who use their heads as aggressively as their hearts. She must face the fact that the music industry isn’t very good at promoting women who are more like the cat that eats the canary than the fragile bird itself. This singular talent warrants a chance to disprove easy expectations…Ms. Correia deserves to be embraced by a loyal audience.” The New York Times (Ann Powers)
“Amy Correia doesn’t pretty up her voice on “Lakeville”. It’s shaky and scratchy; it misses notes and sometimes catches or cracks. At first her songwriting can sound just as unpolished, with melodies that are reveries on old blues, folk or gospel. But like Michelle Shocked and Tom Waits, Ms. Correia turns imperfections into intimacies.”
New York Times, Critic’s Pick (Jon Pareles)
“Since her acclaimed debut, “Carnival Love,” Amy Correia has been playing geographic hopscotch. So it’s no surprise that on her follow-up, locations vie for attention. “Lakeville,” named after her Massachusetts hometown begins in New York (a drunken train ride to “Coney Island, USA”) then heads west via the Nina Simone-ish “California.” Correia’s waifish voice is both vulnerable and fierce, and it lends credibility to the emotional contradictions she sings about. On the fabulous roots-rocker “Dollar Lake,” she describes a wayward beau––”A little long in the teeth/he was short on cash”––whom she still has the hots for. Likewise, on the moody “Beautiful/Ugly” (where the spirit of Jeff Buckley can be felt) she sings, “She’s beautiful when she’s crying/and swearing like a sailor.” Recorded in roughly a week by producer Mark Howard (Lucinda Williams), “Lakeville” seduces with a bedroom intimacy––where torch songs, blues, roots and pop are bedmates, enjoying the bacchanal.” American Songwriter (Robin Aigner)
“Amy Correia’s voice is a weird thing, full of old blues, ’20s jazz and hipster dawdling. Snaking through her knowing tunes like some ancient perfume, it slowly draws you into her garish world. Her songs are equally unusual, gentle and glowing one moment (“On Second Thought”), smoldering and sad the next (“Beautiful/Ugly”)…Every song is a jewel, and you know instantly that here is a fresh perspective, free of cliché, bold enough to trust her considerable instincts.”
Harp Magazine, Rants & Faves (Ken Micaleff)
“Four years removed from the release of her acclaimed major label debut, “Carnival Love”, singer/songwriter Amy Correia returns with “Lakeville”. The album is a quiet little gem co-produced by Correia with Mark Howard (Lucinda Williams, Bob Dylan) on her own dime. The result is an intimate album with an immediate, live feel that suits Correia’s distinct, old-timey vocals. Catchy hooks enliven Correia’s intriguing first person narratives like the wistful “Coney Island, USA,” dreamy “Stranded” and bluesy “The Devil and I” . Her melodies stick in your gourd, while her fanciful word play keeps you guessing.” Paste Magazine (Holly George Warren)
“An outstanding piece of work which refuses to be categorised, by an artist with the talent to be make a major name for herself. Success in the grubby pit that is the music business can be down to many things, but there are three staples: talent, an x-factor and luck. Let’s not mess about here – Correia has a wad of talent and an x-factor the size of Texas. What she’s lacked is luck. If “Lakeville” doesn’t change that then there is officially no justice…” Americana UK (James Clark)
from “Carnival Love” Reviews
“an honest-to-God timeless discovery…earns our highest recommendation” Billboard Magazine
“Sculpts gorgeous melodies with poetic flair…her songs are often feathery gems that combine cinematic imagery with her multi-instrumental skills on guitar piano, mandolin, banjo and baritone ukulele. ..a wonderful new album.” The Boston Globe
“The love child of Patsy Cline and Jeff Buckley” San Francisco Examiner
“With a Rickie Lee Jones-style smoky voice and intimate story-songs that Victoria Williams would be proud of, newcomer Amy Correia has launched herself into the adult-pop market with panache….backed throughout by her own mandolin and baritone ukelele, along with shimmering cymbal washes and light piano comping, Correia has the courage to let her raw rural mysticism take center stage.” CMJ
“an amazing collection of 13 acousti-pop songs” Billboard Magazine
“Correia creates hypnotic, homespun songs that draw from such influences as folk, pop, blues and french-style cabaret. Add to that her mesmerizing voice and a lyrical dexterity akin to Bob Dylan’s, and you come up with one great find.” Guitar World, Acoustic
“an accomplished songwriter…during her short set, she channeled an alcoholic Korean war veteran whose apartment she acquired in New York “(“Chinatown”) previewed the [girl’s room] tour’s most catchy song (“Daydream Car”, which might do for her what “Fast Car” did for Tracy Chapman) and and then concluded with a stunning re-creation of Edith Piaf, in what sounded to be spotless French.”
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