May Street Project

Shea Seger | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 5, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B00005AAVB
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #410,384 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Moody upstart Shea Seger is a 21st-century cowgirl. Sweet, and with a Texas drawl and a liking for country-blues guitar, Seger's lyrics are as sly and gritty as her voice, her observations as cutting as her melodies. Singing like a Sheryl Crow for the jilted generation, Seger addresses the concerns of a desperate country girl via gripping melodies, hard-bitten attitude, and contagious pop. The likes of "Walk on Rainbows" and "Last Time" boast savage production built around strings and dragging beats that owe a little something to Björk, but it's her magical blend of tender campfire backdrops ("Shatterwall"), lo-fi break beats ("Clutch"), hip-hop ("Blind Situation"), and Beck's "two turntables and an acoustic" aesthetic ("May Street") that separates Seger from singers such as Fiona Apple, Alanis Morissette, and Meredith Brooks. That and her gorgeously breathless voice. --Dan Gennoe

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An incredible debut!, June 27, 2001

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J. J Lima (walnut, Ca. United States) - See all my reviews
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Personally, I love new talent. Every year I seem to find 1-3 albums that I usually love listenining to over and over. Lat year there was Shelby Lynne and David Gray and this year I think I have found my first: Shea Seger. With the exception of the last track, which is not bad, I think that this an outstanding album. I read about her about six months ago in the british magazine Q and learned that she was from the states but decided to go to Europe to get her start. She was embraced there with the singles "Clutch" and "Last Time". Finally, I now have the album and understand what allof the excitement was about. Beautiful melodies, simple straightforward lyrics. IF this is the begining, I am so excited to see where this might go in the future. Incredible!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Woefully Underappreciated By Radio and Public Alike, March 3, 2002

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Paul Allaer (Cincinnati) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: May Street Project (Audio CD)

Shea Seger can be thrown together in a group of high quality female singer/songwriters that are woefully underappreciated by the media and the public alike (others include Miranda Lee Richards, Leona Naess, etc.).

Shea's debut album is "The May Street Project", a London-recorded collection of personal songs, backed by all kinds of instruments and scratches. Think of halfway between Jewel and Beck. The album's first 2 songs are among its strongest, and not surprisingly were also the (overlooked) singles: "Last Time" is an upbeat pop song, and "Clutch" goes one further, with its irresistable bass-driven dance hook. "Blind Situation" even has a rap line or two. "Shatterwall" is a mesmorizing quiet song. "Twisted (Never Again)" is a toned-down Alanis rant, very good. The title track, the last song on the set, sums up the album very nicely: heavy beat, good groove, well done!

This album came out over a year ago, and basically has gone completely ignored. What a shame. For anyone interested in more than Britney, Christina or any other latest flavor of the day, check this out. You will not be disappointed!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Seger kicks off a new female sound, June 8, 2001

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Andrew Walker (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: May Street Project (Audio CD)

Fantastic. May St. Project breaks into new territory. Seger gently blends folk, blues, rock, and hip-hop into an album that is at once soulful and passionate, but smart as well. With a foundation of strong beats, yet with dashes of Texan folk (Grandma telling us to talk to our neighbor), she invites the listener into her world, simple and groovy, and lets us hang out for awhile. This album is a welcome addition to anyone's collection.