"....despite the richness of the arrangements, the songs never feel over-indulgent, radiating instead a shimmer, sparkle and gentle sway that’s ever so beautiful and beguiling. In fact, the entire set is so unerringly mesmerizing, it’s a challenge to distinguish a single standout, although “Vanishing Point,” “Littleblood,” and “Hummingbirds” certainly vie for that distinction. However, with the songs maintaining such low wattage, it may also be necessary to submit to more than a cursory listening – in fact, several may be required before true seduction sets in. Yet be assured that once its given those repeated encounters, Light Year will shine that much stronger."
-Lee Zimmerman - Eat Sleep Drink Music
"This album of 40 minutes is absolutely perfect, a bedside album so pleasant to listen to after a hard day. At once accessible and challenging . . . a perfectly balanced album . . . filled with memorable melodies. A debut full of promise!"
-Sabine de Greef, withmusicinmymind.blogspot.com
"Debut albums sometimes can offer a false look at what's to come in the future from an artist, but for Jenny Gillespie it was just the opposite. She spent time to find herself musically before presenting this album to the public. This is a great album that offers a tranquil, relaxed quality to it that I think everyone can use at some point or another and is well worth a spin." -Guestlist Magazine
Jenny Gillespie lives in Chicago and is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist, imbroglio-seeker, nightfisher, enfant terrible, bad dancer, court jester, romantic sap and humble loon. She embroiders words into the soil of chords, steals vivid scraps of her heart to feed a hungry melody, mimics the birdsong of messy muses, all of which you can hear on her new album, "Light Year."
Will you be at Folk and Roots festival on Sunday? I am arriving at Midway and taking CTA to the event. I am staying in Evanston not sure if I can get back in town for your Uncommon Ground but would like to.
Greetings from Northern California, central coast region, San Francisco Peninsula/ Santa Clara Valley, and Pacific Daylight Time zone. You have a fan in Palo Alto.
hey! I have been listening to yours as well, I love it. were gonna have to get out to chicago to see you soon. lets set up a few show together. I double dare you!
Hello hello hello, I hope all is well. Just stopping by to announce that our CD Release show will be on June 27th @ Beatkitchen. We're playing with The Yearbooks and Aktar Aktar. The show starts @ 1030. I really hope you can make it. You can preview some of the songs from our upcoming record on our page. Please let us know what you think and if you can attend. Hope to hear from you soon. -Doug
after listening to your stuff again it reminds me a lot of Hem. We should play a show. I remember hearing you one time at Blend and liking it a lot. hope things are going great
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