Michael Jodell - Vocals, guitar, songwriting...
Matt Brown - Acoustic and electric guitar, backup vocals...
Allen Hunter - Bass...
Ezra Holbrook/Matt Cadenelli - Drums, backup vocals...
Paul Brainard - Steel, horns, arrangements...
"Possessing one of the dozen or so most amazing human voices this reviewer has ever heard in action, this gal is, as they say, going places." - Willamette Week 9.03.
"Jodell possesses a resonant voice full of torch and smoke. She leans towards country, but infuses her music with mature chords and subtle vocal shadings." Oregonian, 8.03.
"From Jodell comes one of the clearest, sturdiest, supplest voices to grace a hometown stage in ages." Willamette Week, 12.02.
"For my money, the finest female singer in town - and probably the best regardless of gender, is Ms. Michael Jodell...." WWeek, 01.06.
Michael Jodell's long awaited debut album is reportedly near completion - so enjoy her truely incomparable voice before the secret's out." Willamette Week, 8.06 *
Michael's vocals can also be heard backing up such Portland greats as Pete Krebs on his record "I Know it By Heart", Fernando Viciconte's "Enter to Exit", Dave Harding's disc "Harding" and on upcoming releases from Ezra Holbrook and The Don of Division Street.
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I am awfully sorry to massmail you here, but figured this one is worth it.
In brief, I have a new album coming out in the EU later this month. It's called Off Track Betting. It's available in UK stores Feb 25th via reveal records and in the benelux via Lucky Dice.
I'll also be doing a brief tour of the UK in early march if you're in that neck of the woods. ( Including a session with BBC2's Bob Harris). check website & myspace for dates/places. And another in the fall over that way.
I will probably be following this note with another, sometime in the next few months, regarding the US release, and subsequent US touring. Details to follow as they fall into place..like the odd snowflakes billowing around this intermittently sunny day in nyc.
