You Crazy Dreamers

It finally arrived ! At the end of October, the postman left in my PO box a small pack from Miss Mieka Pauley. Driving the kids home from school, we were already singing out loud ‘Run, Run, far beneath the sun, Elijah Drop your gun‘ : the precious pack attracted all the kid’s attention, it moved from hands to hands … ‘Papa il est signé ! exclaimed Morgane - I have to confess that I was more than proud, like a young fan ! We were all eagerly awaiting to insert the cd in the computer drive…

Two weeks later, ‘Elijah drop your gun’ is at the top of my autumn playlist : all tracks rated from 5 stars - All The Same Mistakes and Run - to 3 ! I was under Mieka’s charm while discovering her website, streaming the available samples and buying her first album and EPs. Now I am totally addicted.

Mieka’s style is so personal that it’s a risky challenge to draw comparisons even if a couple tracks such as ‘Fate Day by Day’, ‘Run’, or ‘Left to God’ shared the same soulful folk vein as a “Ray LaMontagne” has previously explored in the “Trouble” album… 7 years after her first release, changes are things such as piano, cello, drums, bass and percussions. Mieka’s songwriting has gained in maturity without loosing an ounce of sincerity. ‘Devil’s got my secret’, ‘Be like a Man’ or ‘9:45′ are simply great rock composition. The album intro song : ‘All The Same Mistakes’ is a perfect summary for her new release both spellbinding and rocking !

Hope I have found enough arguments for convincing you. Both your ears and her voice deserve more than this simple audio-streaming !

Artist : Mieka Pauley
Buy : Elijah Drop Your Gun