Search - Sonya Hunter :: Sun in Mind

Songs in Mind

10/10/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"As in songs firmly stuck in my mind. The woman can write. Check out Sidewinder. And she does a pretty mean cover tune, too. (Buffy SaintMarie.) This is probably my favorite record from Ms. Songbird - right up there with her first album Favorite Short Stories. Unforgettable tunes: wistful, playful and a little jazzy at times, in a tasty way."

Somewhere between Sandy Denny, Elliot Smith, and Lucinda

09/25/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"if the new breed of singer/songwriters is your thing like Elliot Smith and/or you dig the classic sounds of Sandy Denny and/or Lucinda Williams - you'll probably like Sonya Hunter. She straddles the line between "indie-modern" and "classic" folk rock. At times Sonya is sort of old school singer/songwriter with lush harmonies, some interesting string or horn arrangements
(always lightly done, not over-produced), other times, she's more stripped down and straight forward - just a girl and guitar.
This is her newest CD, she's been around for awhile, was on Heyday Records in the early 90's along with Barbara Manning and Penelope Houston - and if either of those names means something to you - you'll probably find Sonya's sound somewhere inbetween Manning's moody indie-rock vibe and Houston's bright acoustic folk pop."