Amy's "Songs for Bright Street" receives rave reviews from The Verve,
Zeitgeist-scot.co.uk, Lonesome Music, Classic Rock Society, Toxic Pete
and Irish World
Wildflower Records artist Amy Speace's CD "Songs For Bright Street,"
which was recently released in the UK through ADA/Ryko, has been
receiving rave reviews from the press across the pond. This follows a
successful German release last summer through O-tone/Edel, resulting
in airplay across Germany, with some stations spinning the song up to
25 times a week as well as great reviews in German press, including
Home of Rock.
"[Songs for Bright Street] is a superior example of stunning music at
its best ... guaranteed to make waves this side of the Atlantic. ... a
unique country-folk sound that can be best described as an Americana
Dido... both illuminating and effortly accessible." The Verve
"... a baker's dozen of heartfelt, soul stirring, uplifting and
crashing down again songs ... Ms. Speace knows how to rip your heart
out and shred it to pieces." - Zeitgeist-scot.co.uk
"If you're a fan of Lucinda Williams / Caitlin Cary / Roseanne Cash
then give this girl a whirl and wonder why you haven't heard of her
before... [Songs for Bright Street]'s got the lot - lots of sad
country twang, a dollop of folk and just a smidge of pop... In short,
it's full of melodic treats that will make your heart ache." -
Lonesome Music
"Speace combines country and folk to great effect and her lovely vocal
inflections invite favourable comparison with her compatriate &
contemporary Dar Williams. A fine album ..." - Classic Rock Society
"Songs For Bright Street' by Amy Speace & The Tearjerks is a piece of
nu-country magic - superbly crafted, rammed with lyrical reality,
overflowin' with instrumental brilliance. Oh, and then there's those
Amy Speace vocals - simply stunning!! Country music at its grittiest,
most tangible and outrageous best!" - Toxic Pete
"This cool little lady ... has one of those spellbinding voices that
just draws you in ... soft and seductive, yet witty and street smart,
and a little dangerous ... Her voice is to die for but the Americana
foly, twangy country arrangements ... and the confrontational
songwriting come up to the same level. This album is like the summer
we never had ... she gets two fullhearted thumbs up. Hell, I'll give
her a few digits extra. She's that good." - Irish World
for more information on Amy Speace
http://www.amyspeace.com
http://www.myspace.com/amyspeace
Amy Speace has already won a loyal grass-roots fan base, thanks in
large part to live performances that merge warmth, humor and emotional
immediacy, and to a tireless touring schedule that's already taken her
across the United States. She's also won considerable critical
acclaim, with The Village Voice observing that Speace is "taking her
Americana away from twangy contemplation toward tangy confrontation"
and noting that she's "not another of those breathy would-be child
poets, but a real singing writer of songs." Time Out New York stated,
"Amy Speace plays sweet, twangy folk music with a clear voice and an
innocent vulnerability," while The Nashville Scene noted that she
"balances wry humor with open-hearted honesty." And renowned Nashville
critic Robert K. Oermann, writing in Music Row, dubbed her a "new
star."
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