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Jessica Lea Mayfield

Tell Me

Second album of alt country from Kent, Ohio singer-songwriter

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7.0

Label
Nonesuch
UK Release date
28/02/2011
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  1. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    She has found comparisons with Laura Marling here in the UK... Musically, Jessica Lea Mayfield has more in common with Neil Young
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  2. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Dark, dangerous and utterly compelling. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   BBC

    A record of uncommon vulnerability from an artist of clear ability, it’s a treasure of tremendous emotional resonance and steely focus
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  4. 8.0 |   No Ripcord

    Mayfield shines as she enters new territory in her musical composition and her lyricism
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  5. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    [A] terrific record
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  6. 7.7 |   Pitchfork

    Mayfield's uncertainties have inspired a proportionately confident album, as musically assured as it is romantically conflicted
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  7. 7.5 |   FasterLouder

    Jessica Lea appears to have the emotional breadth of a songwriter much beyond her chronological years
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  8. 7.5 |   The AU Review

    A satisfying second release, with songs linked together by a common thread, into a cohesive whole, that beckons repeat listens to understand her story
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  9. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    These new explorations and textures work in Mayfield’s favor
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  10. 7.0 |   Rolling Stone

    Producer Dan Auerbach (of the Black Keys) gives Mayfield's confessions a darker hue
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  11. 6.0 |   Slant Magazine

    Mayfield sells each of her songs well enough, but it's also easy to imagine a superior vocalist like Case, Kasey Chambers, or Allison Moorer elevating the songs on Tell Me even further
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  12. 6.0 |   Q

    Lean, unsentimental alt-country. Print edition only

  13. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Print edition only

  14. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    In a word, lovely
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  15. 6.0 |   Blurt

    The contradiction between Mayfield's willowy warble and the music's darker designs creates a stylistic limbo that's never fully defined
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