FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 7, 2012
SINGER-SONGWRITER AMY LENNARD SIGNS WITH ROCK RIDGE MUSIC
New Album Coming In Spring 2013
New York City-based singer-songwriter Amy Lennard has signed to Newark, NJ-based Rock Ridge Music; she will be releasing her sophomore album, If You Say Yes, via the company’s label arm in Spring 2013.
Says Lennard of the relationship with her new label: “I am looking forward to and am very excited about releasing my record with Rock Ridge Music. They care about their artists, have a great roster, and have an amazing track record!”
Says Rock Ridge Music president Jason Spiewak of working with Lennard: “We are so excited to be Amy Lennard’s label partner for her new album. If You Say Yes is a wonderful collection of thoughtfully recorded songs, and is a strong reflection of Amy’s talent as a writer and vocalist.”
Produced by Lennard and Andy Stack and engineered by Ken Rich at Grand Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, the forthcoming album features 10 tracks, she called upon friends old and new to join her in the studio for If You Say Yes. Included among the performers she worked with are drummer Jerry Marotta (Elvis Costello, Indigo Girls, Suzanne Vega), drummer Dan Vonnegut, bassist Tony Tino, acoustic guitarist Jon Gordon, and pianist Keith Cotton (Joan Osborne), who contributed a solo on the track, “Take A Chance.” Producer Stack, who is also her music director and touring partner, contributed performances on multiple instruments and backing vocals to the album.
If You Say Yes is Lennard’s most optimistic work to date. “I am at a turning point in my life,” says Lennard. “My music is still as honest as its always been, but now it has a different bent. My debut album had a longing for something just out of grasp, but this is about coming upon something. I write songs about peace, love, longing and understanding.” The record’s filigree of mesmerizing vocal harmonies, delicate and graceful full-band interaction, and unflinching positivity was born from peace within.
Lennard built a considerable profile with transcendently soulful vocals and thematic lyrics rich with evocative nature metaphors, an all-welcoming spirituality, and a bold vulnerability. The Daily Vault says: “Lennard nails the essence of everyday emotions – the inner conflicts, the flashes of joy and sorrow and regret and desire, the fundamental uncertainty of anything in life but the moment you’re inhabiting.” Cashbox.com gushes “Lennard is in the league with some of the best songwriters and storytellers of our time.”
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For more information, please contact:
Krista Mettler, Skye Media & Rock Ridge Music