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Sonya Kitchell
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  • Audio CD (September 2, 2008)
  • Original Release Date: September 2, 2008
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Decca
  • ASIN: B001ATO9EI
  • In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (94 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #59,057 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. For Every Drop
2. Borderline
3. Running
4. Here To There
5. Walk Away
6. Fire
7. Soldier's Lament
8. Robin In The Snow
9. Who Knows After All
10. Effortless
11. So Lonely
12. This Storm

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"How I grew up had a huge impact on who I am as a person, the kind of music I make, and what I appreciate in life," Kitchell says. "It was this magical place in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by gorgeous landscape and acres and acres of land. One of my favorite things was to just go walking in the woods and write songs." "Herbie encouraged me as far as improvising goes and gave me the nod to go ahead and experiment," Kitchell says. "If he thinks I'm a good singer, that's a huge compliment and a pat on the back. It made me realize, `Okay, I can do this.' Each night he'd stretch out and improvise, and I'd stretch out and improvise. It was like this dance we did every night. And to do that with someone like Herbie Hancock makes you feel like you can do it with anyone." "I want people to feel excited when they hear the album," Kitchell says. "That ecstatic, elated feeling you get when something is so good that it makes you want to listen to it over and over again. I hope to create music that has as much of an effect on others as artists like Joni Mitchell, The Beatles, Janis Joplin, and Leonard Cohen had on me. I know that's setting the bar very, very high - but that's my goal."

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This Storm is an immediate and visceral album, dealing with serious issues with a newfound boldness. Kitchell, whose lyrics have been favorably compared to the poetry of e.e. cummings (Harp Magazine), touches on war, loss, and solitude in tracks like Soldier s Lament, Robin in the Snow, and Walk Away. There is also plenty of drive and backbeat to This Storm, from the sultry, roots-inspired rock of Borderline, to the indie-leaning Every Drop, and Fire, to the shimmering acoustic-alt-pop of Effortless and the first single, Here to There. Kitchell and Burn even leaven some electronic flourishes into the album s closer, the title track This Storm. Strikingly confident, and at times more aggressive and rock-focused, This Storm builds on the promise that marked her acclaimed debut. Recorded with Grammy Award-winning producer Malcolm Burn (Daniel Lanois, Peter Gabriel, Emmylou Harris) at Burn s home studio in upstate New York, the new album is a showcase for Kitchell s prodigious talent and stunning voice.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Poppy, rocky, a little jazzy, perfect for adventurous NPR mug owners, September 9, 2008
By Sanpete (in Utah) - See all my reviews
Kitchell has a breathy, sultry, smoky, nimble voice, plays guitar, and writes her own songs reflecting a soul of indeterminate age (she's 19). Her vocals invite a range of comparisons. Joni Mitchell is an influence she's proud to own, though they have rather different voices. Her voice is a shade darker than Norah Jones', with more chestiness that gives it an interesting complexity. At different times she also makes me think of Chan Marshall (Cat Power), Jesca Hoop, even kd lang, and she likes to do a version of that "oh oh-oh oh" thing that Chrissie Hynde does on "Back on the Chain Gang."

She works here with producer Malcolm Burn (Emmylou Harris, Patti Smith) and the Barr brothers from the Boston band The Slip. They bring together a variety of styles suggesting comparisons and labels from The Pretenders, The Band and The Rolling Stones to smooth jazz to alt-rock. There are jangly, peppy pop songs, a quiet ballad with Kitchell and her acoustic guitar, a flowing ballad with strings, a rocker with stinging electric guitar and rough vocals, all still smooth overall.

Taken together, it doesn't sound exactly like anything else. There's a note of refined discretion about it that feels a little confined to me (thus my little NPR snark). At the same time it's fresh and fun, mellow and moving. Four and a half stars, rounded up.
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Sonya's Voice is Sweet, Her Lyrics are on Fire, September 5, 2008
By Vesta Irene (the Pacific Northwest) - See all my reviews
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I'd been several times to my favorite Starbucks and have heard Sonya's sweet voice on their stereo, but didn't know who she was and for reasons that escape me, I never asked. So when I got this CD, I was pleasantly surprised. Sonya is only eighteen, but she sounds like someone who has been around for a long time. Her voice is like an old friend. Her acoustic song, "Soldier's Lament" is just simply stunning.

This album is a bit hard to catogorize and that's a good thing. Is this indie music, alternative? I can't tell, but it's good. From the first drop of "For Every Drop" to the album's closer, "This Storm" this album begs you to listen. I like every song on it. Sonya is going to be around for awhile.
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8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This Storm is inspiring and beautiful, August 26, 2008
Sonya Kitchell's latest CD 'This Storm' is a solid, wonderful album. I suppose with CD's falling to the wayside of the MP3 revolution most albums cannot have any dull or lacking tracks and Ms. Kitchell does an excellent job excluding any such tracks from her album. 'This Storm' sets the mood and doesn't release you till sometime after listening to it.
The music is modern folk and hardly revolutionary but it's all wonderful and new for this music style. The Lyrics are very good but in truth they could about cleaning up after her dog makes a mess on the carpet and her voice would make you wish you were so poetic and creative for her voice is just stunning. It's the corner stone to this whole album.
Speaking of dogs, I played this album loudly in the living room and my dog seemed to like it. It put her into a playful mood (she wasn't howling along and she's 15 so playful moods aren't so frequent anymore) and the love bird seemed to enjoy it as he was singing along.
All in all this is a lovely album filled with very worthy songs and I am very happy to add it to my personal library.
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4.0 out of 5 stars 'This Storm' Will Be Remembered
Though I can't say I've ever been a huge fan of Sonya Kitchell I have to say that her album "This Storm" is haunting, deep, and very moving. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Kevin T. Rodriguez

4.0 out of 5 stars Much Older Than Her Years
Following in the footsteps of a bevy of other young female artists, specifically Amy MacDonald, 19-year-old Sonya Kitchell's sings about life's serious issues with her sophomore... Read more
Published 12 months ago by R. Angeloni

3.0 out of 5 stars sounds of afar, and near at hand.
This CD has so many influences, yet does not mimic. An accomplished voice, full of power, and very able, that perhaps needs a clearer direction in the songs she chooses to sing... Read more
Published 12 months ago by AZ Mutley

5.0 out of 5 stars Emotional, poignant songs with a charismatic vocalist
The most important factor in a song to me is its ability to make me feel something. After that, I want a catchy tune, intriguing lyrics, and pleasing vocals. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Jennifer Ray

4.0 out of 5 stars Perfect background music tha'ts not too loud, too quiet, too jarring, or too subtle
It took me a few listens to get into this album, but I really enjoy it.

Having no idea what to expect when it arrived, I threw it in with an open mind. Read more
Published 12 months ago by D. Diskin

5.0 out of 5 stars Pop/Folk Stylings for the NPR Car Pool
I've had this album for several months and listened to it four or five times before writing this review. Read more
Published 12 months ago by R. Thomasson

5.0 out of 5 stars Sunday Morning Fare
I have to say, I think I like This Storm even better than Words Came Back. My favorite track is Every Drop, it just has this hippie be-bop beat to it. Read more
Published 12 months ago by S. Breeden

4.0 out of 5 stars melancholy
Sonya has a beautiful voice and style that reminds me a little of Fiona Apple's. This is the kind of album that is best heard when you are in the right mood... Read more
Published 12 months ago by D. Truong

4.0 out of 5 stars Keep an eye on this girl.
I was pleasantly surprised by the sensitivity and talent of this young lady. Very original, very heartfelt without being cloying. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Douglas Vencill

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, soulful, snappy sound on every track
It's a rare thing to have an entire CD of very listenable songs from an artist you've never heard before - but Sonya Kitchell has got one of those voices that really carries the... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Shelley Shay

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