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Amelia Curran-CD-They Promised You Mercy- Review
Nominated For 5 ECMA 2016 Awards
emilysmart@sixshooters.com
www.ameliacurran.com
By John Gavin, Monday, February 29, 2016

 

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Amelia Curran, folk/rock/alternative country singer/songwriter from St. John's NL, released here 7th album entitled, They Promised You Mercy on Novemver 8, 2014, and it has received 5 ECMA 2016 nominations.

The nominations were for: Solo Recording, Song of The Year (Somebody Somewhere), Songwriter, Fans Choice and Folk Recording.

Amelia is 2010 Juno winner in the roots/traditional category for her album, Hunter, Hunter. She is also a playwright and actor as well as a musician. The National Post describes her music as a bit like Leonard Cohen, being channeled in a dusty saloon by Patsy Cline.

Her new album, They Promised You Mercy, contains 11 songs all written by Amelia and produced by Michael Philip Wojeweda.

Here are the song titles:

Somebody, Somewhere - Coming For You - I Am the Night

Never Say Goodbye - Time, Time - Song On The Radio

The Reverie - The Matador - Fables & Troubles

Strike The Band - You've Changed

The album is a poised, focused and consummate work that showcases Amelia's singular songwriting talent. The album raises the lyrical bar yet again with its unrivaled eloquence.

The album is a very beautiful listening-to album and should receive many awards in the future says Atlantic Seabreeze, a five star rated album out of five stars.

For more information regarding Amelia and her music, refer to her website, address posted above.

 

www.AtlanticSeabreeze.com