Tell Me - Jessica Lea Mayfield
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  • Summary: Tell Me is 21-year-old songwriter Jessica Lea Mayfield's sophomore effort and is produced by the Black Keys' Dan Auerbach.
  • Record Label: Nonesuch
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter
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  1. Positive: 12 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 16
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  1. Paste Magazine
    Feb 8, 2011
    83
    Tell Me feels genuine and unpretentious throughout, setting the tone for a night of cathartic, misty-eyed introspection.
  2. BBC Music
    Mar 4, 2011
    80
    A treasure of tremendous emotional resonance and focus from the rising country singer.
  3. No Ripcord
    Mar 18, 2011
    80
    Tell Me is an impressive work. Mayfield shines as she enters new territory in her musical composition and her lyricism.
  4. Mojo
    Apr 6, 2011
    60
    Tell Me is a pure and earnest amble through heartbreak, Bluegrass-tinged, with Seldom nods to anything approaching modern. [Apr 2011, p.106]
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  1. Jetepoc
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    Jessica Lea Mayfield is only 21 years-old, but the maturity of her songwriting makes one forget that fact. Tell Me is a fantastic album produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys. Mayfield takes the listener on a journey through heartbreak, but in the end there is a sense of hope. That hope may be centered around the future of this talented, young singer-songwriter.… Expand

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