http://www.notlame.com/CDONEI1.htmlMarykate O`Neil - s/tFeaturing production by Jill Sobule and mixing by Brad Jones(as well as guitar work from Pat Buchanan of Not Lame`s Idle Jets), well, the stamp of quality is brazenly obvious. Fortunately, Marykate`s songs and performances more than live up to the cast helping her out. This is one of the very finest pop records fronted by a female lead in the last few years.....read on with other raves....."Bright, witty and oh so talented. Her sound is best described as 60`s lounge meet 90`s diva rock... Her lyrics are insightful yet sanguine, expressing a hopeful cynicism that along with her lilting melodies raises her songs well above the usual radio-friendly pop. "--The Harbringer. "Marykate possesses the perfect mix of bookish nerdiness and knack for crafting pop tunes. I predict that people will start hailing singer/guitarist/songwriter marykate o`neil as the scene`s new pop goddess!" - The Noise "Wow. Marykate, where did you come from? She has a mind for constructing thoughtful pop songs and an angelic voice to drive straight through them. This album is a punky hook-fest. Marykate is a pip."- Amplifier. O`Neil is a truly amazing songwriter. Her gift lies in the fact that her songs can be enjoyed at a superficial level as fun pop tunes with catchy hooks but can also be analyzed to show a much deeper meaning that is anything but "pop".- Northeast Performer <p> <a href="http://www.frii.com/~popmusic/sounds/cdonei102.mp3"><img src="http://www.notlame.com/images/ear.jpg" width="20" border=0 alt="power pop, independent music"></a> <a href="http://www.frii.com/~popmusic/sounds/cdonei102.mp3">Listen</a> - mp3<br> <a href="http://www.frii.com/~popmusic/sounds/cdonei106.mp3"><img src="http://www.notlame.com/images/ear.jpg" width="20" border=0 alt="power pop, independent music"></a> <a href="http://www.frii.com/~popmusic/sounds/cdonei106.mp3">Listen</a> - mp3<br> <a href="http://www.frii.com/~popmusic/sounds/cdonei109.mp3"><img src="http://www.notlame.com/images/ear.jpg" width="20" border=0 alt="power pop, independent music"></a> <a href="http://www.frii.com/~popmusic/sounds/cdonei109.mp3">Listen</a> - mp3<br> <a href="http://www.frii.com/~popmusic/sounds/cdonei1012.mp3"><img src="http://www.notlame.com/images/ear.jpg" width="20" border=0 alt="power pop, independent music"></a> <a href="http://www.frii.com/~popmusic/sounds/cdonei1012.mp3">Listen</a> - mp3<br>http://www.notlame.com/Marykate_O`Neil/Page_1/CDONEI1.html