Press Quotes
"Brilliant... soulfully poetic urban folk music... [has three] great crazy, sexy, cool love song[s]"
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- Thom Terrell, "All Things Considered," National Public Radio
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"Her soothing folk-pop and thoughtful coffeehouse musings on Linger make this disc worth savoring... Chapin, a favorite on the New York City club circuit, brings an unhurried pacing and low-key charm to her tales of Big Apple life on songs like "City" and "Little Hours." She displays a light, sexy jazziness on numbers like "Me Be Me..."
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- Chuck Arnold, People Magazine
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"...Jen shares interior monologues, essaying common themes with uncommon wit and sweetly supple singing. And her band swings along with her mood... Makes you want to well, linger."
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- Larry Blumenfeld, Entertainment Weekly
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"..a sensational debut album...Chapin shows no fear of vulnerability on Linger, a collection of jazzy vocal concoctions delivered in her smoky, sex-addled timbre... her lyrics are intelligent and socially conscious, exploring everything from the pitfalls of romance to our society's political passivity."
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- Neil P. Stewart, Gotham
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THE TODAY SHOW PICKS JEN CHAPIN IN 2004
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Jen Chapin is one of 2004's "performers on the rise" according to Tracks Magazine's Alan Light. He told viewers of the TODAY SHOW on January 1st that Jen was among a "fleet of new, young, singer-songwriters" coming out whose music was a "switch to more intimate, more authentic, handmade music rather than big pop machinery."
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"Once you put it on, it can become addictive."
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- Steve Morse, The Boston Globe
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..."Chapin's brand of jazz-infused urban-folk fits her mesmerizing Ricki Lee Jones-esque vignettes..."
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- The Village Voice
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"Chapin's sophisticated jazz-pop paints hazy, romantic impressions that make for nice ambience... Linger is a collection of languidly seductive tunes. Cheerful and girlish, her voice is reminiscent of Joni Mitchell's... The title track serves as a manifesto for the whole affair: Over wistful strings and a midtempo beat, Chapin entreats her listeners to slow down, relax and enjoy life.
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- Amy Phillips, Philadelphia Inquirer
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"... a sassy brand of earthy jazz and funk..."
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- Sunny Lee, NY Daily News
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"Soulful, sassy and sweet all at the same time, singer-songwriter Jen Chapin makes a grand entrance with her debut disc."
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- Performing Songwriter
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"Hypnotic... 'Hurry Up Sky' [is] surely the most eloquently heartfelt paean to post-9/11 pain and healing yet crafted."
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- Christopher Loudon, JazzTimes
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"soulful vocals... pointed lyrics... considerable songwriting chops... the musicianship is always first rate... an aural, sensual delight, and one of the year's best."
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- Seth Rogovoy, Berkshire Eagle (MA)
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"It's a fluid mix that defies easy categorization... holding it all together are her cool, airy vocals and introspective, sometimes amusing lyrics."
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- Rashod D. Ollison, The Baltimore Sun
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"... in the spirit of talents like Jonatha Brooke, Joni Mitchell, Norah Jones and Carole King. There's heavy competition out there this month, but Chapin's "Linger" (Hybrid) also deserves your ears. A-"
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- Jonathan Takiff, Philadelphia Daily News
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"... sweet, sophisticated folk in the spirit of Joni Mitchell and Carole King."
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- The Houston Chronicle
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"Chapin sings in a clear, evocative voice that envelops her wordy lyrics and squeezes nuanced meanings from them."
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- Jeff Rivers, The Hartford Courant
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"... on Linger, Jen draws inspiration less from her father's sentimental folk than from his jazzy contemporaries such as Joni Mitchell and Joan Armatrading. On the dozen tracks collected here, she wraps her deceptively simple songs of love, wonder and grief around slinky, low-key, groove-based arrangements... 3 stars"
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- Mark Jordan, Memphis Commercial Appeal
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"An example of female empowerment more than an explicit advocate for it, she is as fluid in moving from one theme or intensity to another as she is when crafting her melodies."
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- Ed Barna, Rutland Herald (VT)
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"With Linger, Jen Chapin stakes a claim for her own voice as a contemporary singer and songwriter... her passionate artistry can be heard loud and clear... The album itself is a musical stew, a fusion of familiar ingredients -- jazz, pop, funk and folk -- that combine to surprise and delight in exotic ways. [Chapin] wrote all 12 songs herself, and she not so much performs as becomes them, her voice sweet one moment, sassy the next, taking unexpected scat and bebop turns... a tantalizing introduction to pop jazz that doesn't dumb anything down for the masses."
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- Lissa Kiernan, BarnesAndNoble.com
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"... evocative tunes... Chapin's voice has become a more sophisticated instrument that moves effortlessly from the steamy pages of her diary to the after-hours clubs in Munich, to the tragedy of child soldiers in West Africa, without sounding a false note... Chapin combines the personal with political, writing with a conscience and grace that one rarely encounters."
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- Jaan Uhelszki, Amazon.com
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"...Terrific... Chapin has a very distinct jazzy edge to her self-penned tunes. She can experiment with styles and genres and feel comfortable in all of them. "'Til I Get There" has a folky-jazz feel that shows that Jen has soaked up the years of coffee-house playing in Greenwich Village. "City" is an awe-inspiring ballad that shows surprising range. "Numbers" is a swaying be-bop gem. "Little Hours" is an insanely catchy but diversely structured tune that should become an AAA smash. "Manchild" is a gorgeous tribute to a guy who just refuses to grow up... Linger holds together extremely well as an album and shows Chapin to be a singer/songwriter of extraordinary talent."
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- Jay S. Jacobs, Pop Entertainment.com
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