Jessica Rhaye - Short Stories - CD Review
BOOM Magazine
November 15, 2006
By Ray Violette
Based in Saint John, this mature and tasteful release from Rhaye is a cut above anything in the genre. Recorded in Nova Scotia, the album is perfectly produced and veers from the lush simplicity of the Jewel-like "Running for the Door" to the awesome and rocky "Holding Out" with JP Cormier on banjo and the Jimmy Swift Band's Craig Mercer on guitar. This second album was five years in the making, and it's stellar. The stark "Wonderful to Me" is worth the price alone, and Rhaye shines as a songwriter on all tracks (with help from legend Ken Tobias) and Gordie Sampson drops by as well. A recent CD release party in Riverview was well attended, and the CD is available at her website.
BOOM Magazine
November 15, 2006
By Ray Violette
Based in Saint John, this mature and tasteful release from Rhaye is a cut above anything in the genre. Recorded in Nova Scotia, the album is perfectly produced and veers from the lush simplicity of the Jewel-like "Running for the Door" to the awesome and rocky "Holding Out" with JP Cormier on banjo and the Jimmy Swift Band's Craig Mercer on guitar. This second album was five years in the making, and it's stellar. The stark "Wonderful to Me" is worth the price alone, and Rhaye shines as a songwriter on all tracks (with help from legend Ken Tobias) and Gordie Sampson drops by as well. A recent CD release party in Riverview was well attended, and the CD is available at her website.