Jennifer Brantley: Press/Reviews

How clear can we make this - singer-songwriter Jennifer Brantley and her band is one of the best new acts we've heard this year. Brantley and her boys have a catchy rockin' Americana sound that we dig. They're going to be huge.

This gal has a great voice plus a bunch of pickers that can flat out pick—great material too—can’t wait to hear what she does next

Nice smooth tapping number

(review of The Little Things)

(live performance review)

Jennifer Brantley, (accompanied by guitarist/husband David Hand) is nothing short of a complete vocal powerhouse. While I can hear the Allison Krauss influence in her voice, it is clear that she has something extra special in her approach. Not only did her vocals lock me in, but her lyrics further sold me as she sings with so much conviction and feeling.

Women like Jennifer Brantley are knocking boldly on the clubhouse door again. And this one's bringing a 12-string guitar and a well pinned songbook of storytelling originals.

The theme that seems the most consistent is coming through “the storm” to realization of love and home. It may sound simplistic, but through Jennifer’s eyes we see redemption among the questions in a way that is part story and all heart.

Jennifer Brantley, who has found Country Rock for herself, publishes with "Breakdown" her second album. Producer of the album is no one less then Bil VornDick, who has worked with many big names, like Allison Krauss before. The album contains 12 songs that leave a full picture of harmony for us.

She has a strong voice and VornDick has surrounded it with
good country arrangements.

A rising star on the Americana scene.

She comes across like Sheryl Crow fronting a country-rock band and does so without sounding nearly as derivative as that characterization might suggest.

It's a fine CD

taste of music that blends strong songwriting with the musical influences of both the deep South and the West Coast.

You just might be bringing Country-Rock through the early 21st Century. I like it because it's classic, but doesn't seem retro. There's no nostalgia trip in which to be trapped.

Her warm, mournful and soul-piercing voice is interwoven into clever, hook-laden chord progressions. Like Patsy Cline, Emmylou Harris and Gillian Welch she is one of those rare artists who can play what she feels and make the listener feel what she feels.

You will have a hard choice to make on Friday, April 8. Do you go to Headliners Music Hall to hear Steve Earle & the Dukes with Allison Moorer opening? Or do you head to Phoenix Hill Tavern to catch Steve Forbert with Jennifer Brantley? It’s probably come down to a coin toss. You’ll win either way.

Brantley’s music is steeped in fine tradition while sounding fresh and intelligent. Her lyrics are poetry and the songs are appealing. This young lady is a singer-songwriter with interesting stories to tell.

Let’s just say that what we’re offered here is one hell of an album by a young singer-songwriter that’s got everything working for her. It’s all there; the pipes, the songs, and yes, even the looks.

Control Alt Country

It's refreshing to hear some kind of artistry in the age of synthesizer driven boy bands. As a program director, it takes a special talent to catch my attention, and this CD did. Any of the tracks could easily be a contending single on any rotation.

Jennifer Brantley Band plays amazing Americana