Melissa Ferrick

When you think “singer-songwriter,” you think of an artist like Melissa Ferrick. Someone who can pick up an acoustic guitar and wow you with both their lyrical dexterity and instrumental prowess. –American Songwriter Magazine

“It’s a testament to an independent artist who’s making meaningful music that carries with it the kind of gravitas and joy as it did when Ferrick stepped up to the mic for the first time all those years ago. It’s an important record that doesn’t drown in its own importance, from an artist about whom one can easily say the same.”
– PopMatters

“music still pours out of her soul.”
– Edge Magazine

“‘Still Right Here’… showcases the signature guitar sound that Melissa is revered for, blending seamlessly with her flawless gritty vocals.”
- Connextions Magazine

“Melissa Ferrick is tireless (she seems to live on the road) and she often applies that energy to songs so bombastic that she makes Melissa Etheridge sound positively kittenish. Given half the chance, Ferrick will strum the night away, much to the joy of her worshipful fans.”
- TimeOut NY

“Melissa Ferrick demonstrates an ability to nail the nuance of a conflicted feeling with one well -sung word… that aptly suits the singer’s confessional bent and honest turn-of-phrase.”
- Acoustic Guitar

“Ferrick us undoubtedly a one-woman band. Her commanding vocals melt into the acoustic melodies that gallop from her guitar. She hypnotizes the audience… “rock folk” perfection.”
-OutFront Colorado

Audrey Ryan
“Introspective lyrics, jazzy/retro-esque progressions, and angular riffs that craft an infectious brand of eclectic tunes. This is they type of music that could definitely cause a big stir on the college radio airwaves and earn some well-deserved attention…”
-Shut Eye Records

“Ryan is an intriguing new singer. She grew up in Bar Harbor, Maine; studied at the Sydney Music Conservatory in Australia; and now lives in Boston. She is a jazz-pop artist whose influences would appear to range from Joni Mitchell to Edie Brickell. And she has a high-pitched voice with original phrasing and backup that includes her own impressively syncopated work on electric, acoustic, and classical guitars, as well as her standout violin lines, which lift a song when you least expect it. Her band boasts a vibraphonist who provides jazz textures, though the main motif here is welcomely skewed pop. Ryan has a literary sensibility, writing about the isolation of the computer age, overbearing friends, and the nostalgia of childhood . She can get heavy (title track addresses the transitory nature of life), but also has an endearing oblique sense of humor, as in “Espresso Bean,” in which she blames her fast driving on caffeine. She also has a political side- the song “Talk” bashes the corporate suits who “try and take over Islam”. Most of all , the melodies glisten at their best. This is a subtly effective album. Let’s hope we hear more from her…”
-Boston Globe (Steve Morse)

http://melissaferrick.com/
http://www.audreyryan.org/