If she’s good enough for Pitchfork it’s good enough for us. And if you haven’t heard of Pitchfork then don’t bother! A brilliant album by this neo-country singer.
Late on a chilly autumn evening I popped in the CD of one Jessica Lea Mayfield, a little known singer (well, to me anyway) from Kent, Ohio. The album had lay amidst a pile of other unopened discs for about a month. But that fateful evening I peered curiously at the cute little country gal staring back with those big endearing eyes and it was time to discover something special. From the opening chord of ‘I’ll Be The One That You Want Someday,’ Mayfield’s songwriting, story-telling and gorgeously simple melodies had me transfixed. I played the album from start to end twice before committing it to iPod and then re-listening to it again in bed. So by now you may have guessed… I really, really like this album. Mayfield’s style is a mix of alt-country and folk rock – okay so that’s probably nothing new but for all of her 22 odd years young she writes extremely personal, dark songs. The compositions are quite simple and stripped down and therein is the real beauty of ‘Tell Me.’ With an accomplished band backing her and the productions skills of Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys) ‘Tell Me’ is a wonderfully absorbing album from this intriguing young singer/songwriter.
Rating : 5/5 – Demi-God
Reviewed By : Dave Mac
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