Album Notes

"The folk diva is back with a phenomenal sixth CD" -- WEEKLY ALIBI "Seven Year Surrender balances out heart-rending laments of a domestic life passed by with funny tales of blind dates and good citizenry-as we always say, the girl oughta be a star." -- City Weekly "One of the Hottest Female Talents on the Music Scene Today" --Laney Goodman (DJ & Programer for Women in Music: http://womenonair.com) "sunny disposition, which smiles and giggles" --PHOENIX NEW TIMES (6/2005) Seven Year Surrender is Jill Cohn's 6th indie CD, and it's every bit the masterpiece you would expect. Jill's melodic vocals, her soulful lyrics, and her delightful musical approach to life and its unique twists and turns is a refreshing slice of Americana. She shares her life with us through her music and let's us in, even if just a little, on the journey she has lead. After listening to Seven Year Surrender you end with the feeling that Jill is like an old friend that knows just what you've been going through. My favorite track is "Pass a Little Hope Around." -GT (SINGER MAGAZINE) The melodies end up lodged in your brain, and Jill Cohn's easygoing, sincere voice at turns haunts and inspires. Picking up steam by the third song, "Never Going Back", Seven Year Surrender maintains a solid mellow groove throughout, relying frugally on Cohn's voice, piano, and guitar for much of the running time. "Blind Date" startles with an addition of ethereal bells, mournful horns, and what sounds like electronic accompaniment -- maybe, to Jill Cohn fans, this is akin to Dylan's Newport Festival performance (I don't want to scare anyone here, but the final "hidden" track is entitled, "Blind Date -- Almutes Rap Version"). "Good Citizen" makes me think of what Sheryl Crow might sound like with a little more religion and perspective, and "Come on Home" would be perfect for a road trip. Those are just some of the highlights. If you already have some inclination towards this type of music, I'd suggest you pick up this album. - Ben Rubenstein (POP MATTERS) "Jill Cohn has released five previous albums but Seven Year Surrender may be the one that brings her to wider attention. Over the course of eleven songs, Cohn explores matters of the heart - friendship, life, death, love - with authority and passion. When she's at her best, Cohn is comparable to Joni Mitchell and Rickie Lee Jones, and here that's often. "Pass A Little Hope Around" and "Sailor" are two of the best, as are "Good Citizen" and "L.A. Ballad," and for Cohn best means avoiding sentimentality or the love-conquers-all platitudes that sometimes walk hand-in-hand with folk-inflected rock" - Jedd Beaudoin (Cooper Press) "Jill Cohn - Seven Year Surrender... (Independently released CD, Soft pop) It used to be that...once upon a time...if you were really, really talented you were almost guaranteed of finding at least a small audience for your music. But as the number of musical artists has grown exponentially over the years, all of that has changed. Despite the fact that she is super talented and her music is extremely accessible, Jill Cohn is still currently only appreciated by a relatively small group of people. And that is unfortunate,because her music is completely credible and genuine. Ms. Cohn's tunes are smooth and hummable...and she has an incredible voice. Seven Year Surrender is a mature and memorable album which showcases Jill's continuing growth as a songwriter. If they were given the big push, many of these tracks could easily end up being big hits. Songs like "Pass A Little Hope Around" and "Come On Home" are uplifting and ultra hummable. The only problem track here is the hidden, unnamed thirteenth track. The song is fantastic but is,unfortunately, rendered unlistenable by the unwelcome appearance of an obnoxious hip-hop (c)rapper near the end. Remove that last cut...and you have an almost perfect album. Jill Cohn keeps getting better. Hopefully one day she will find the lar