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MAGGIE, PIERCE & EJ
For
Self Release/Ariel Publicity
www.mpeband.com
With a style that goes from coy to sultry, with sophisticated sambas, tastefully jazzy guitar flourishes and vacuum tight harmonies, the bright and inventive trio, Maggi, Pierce and E.J.
have created a lush yet straight forward piece of work in their Jeff Buckley tribute, "For." Hip-swiveling acoustic curios and elastic vocal gymnastics bounce from fairy-dusted folk to
slow-burning cocktail blues making their fourth disc a jewel of new-age pop. Also known as the Blue album, "For," has no room for dark melancholy and instead chooses to devote its talents to smooth
jangled nerves with challenging twists and daring arrangements. Like a female-based Sonia Dada, Maggi, Pierce and E.J. lift the spirits with smart ear candy that frolics with refreshing confidence and shines
with graceful candor.
John Noyd
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