"...Gauthier confirms that she's among the best singer-songwriters of her generation...." -Associated Press
"Between Daylight and Dark moves her closer to songwriters like John Prine...There's no clutter in these songs, but a wealth of implication."- New York Times
| WHO: | MARY GAUTHIER |
| WHAT: | SAN FRANCISCO, CA PERFORMANCE |
| WHERE: | GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL |
| WHEN: | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 01, 2008 |
Critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier will perform in San Francisco, CA on February 1 at the Great American Music Hall. This show is a co-bill with Mark Olson. On September 18, Lost Highway released Gauthier's new album Between Daylight And Dark which was produced by Joe Henry.
"With songwriting as powerful as hers, there's no need to go looking for qualifiers.She's a unique, intrinsically valuable musical voice. And there's never a surplus of those." - Los Angeles Times
Between Daylight And Dark is Gauthier's fifth album and the follow up to her 2005 breakthrough Mercy Now (Lost Highway), which garnered high praise in the media including Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, NPR Fresh Air, CBS News Sunday Morning, Reader's Digest, No Depression, Harp, Paste and so many others. Gauthier was named 2005 NEW/EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR by the Americana Music Association.
"...Gauthier's songs startle with authority and detail. If she keeps this up, one day she may assume the mantle of Johnny Cash...." - New York Daily News
Gauthier's continuing evolution as a songwriter is evident throughout the 10 songs that comprise Between Daylight And Dark. "I've matured - and my writing has matured," she says, "Mercy Now was as close as I'd ever come to capturing the voices in my head and bringing them to life, but with these new songs, while I still insert myself into each one, they have become much less autobiographical and more observational."
"...a triumph that should catapult her to the forefront of Americana singer/songwriters."
4 1/2 STARS - Paste
Gauthier is a unique lyricist, who possesses an extraordinary gift for creating beauty out of some of life's darkest moments. While she retains the ability to deliver the spoken word narrative of a compelling story, Gauthier exhibits a newfound confidence as a vocalist, bringing an additional dimension to songs such as "Before You Leave", "Please" and the gorgeous "Same Road".
"Sparse and with infinite melancholy, BDAD cements Gauthier's position along contemporaries like Lucinda Williams and Steve Earle..." - Relix
Between Daylight And Dark was cut live, with minimal overdubs. The album features guest appearances by Van Dyke Parks (piano on "Can't Find The Way") and Loudon Wainwright (backing vocals on "Soft Place To Land" and "I Ain't Leaving").
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