Paula Maya
Paula
© 2007 Yellow House Records (620673294621)
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Yellow House recording artist Paula Maya is often compared to Bjork, Neil Young and The Beatles. Her new record "Paula", produced by Pat Hewitt and released in October 2007, is receiving very positive reviews, both within the music industry and
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- 1 Full Moon
- 2 Insanity (I Feel My Shadow)
- 3 Sound Is Light
- 4 High On You
- 5 The Old Man
- 6 Beloved
- 7 War Again
- 8 Patience (Job)
- 9 In The Present
- 10 Intro
- 11 Shaking
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Yellow House recording artist Paula Maya is often compared to Bjork, Neil Young and The Beatles. Her new record "Paula", produced by Pat Hewitt and released in October 2007, is receiving very positive reviews, both within the music industry and with the general public. A widespread response to her music is: “It’s very unique in a very good way.” “My true love is to write songs that help me, and hopefully my listeners, to get in touch with different emotions on a subconscious level, in a fun and deep way”.
"With her new release, Brazilian pianist/vocalist/songwriter Paula Maya cracks the Seattle code. Like the best of Northwest rock, “Paula” ” is hard to pin down, with touches of progressive rock, ska, and art metal snaking through guitarist Pat Hewitt’s production. Hewitt’s fluid guitar work imaginatively complements Maya’s squared-off keyboard arrangements, and drummer Ben Smith presides over the sound in a way that is reminiscent of Matt Chamberlain’s work with Tori Amos. Songs like “Full Moon,” “High on You,” “Beloved,” and “In the Present” simmer with a regal eroticism that suggests a Yes concert in the court of Cleopatra. Hewitt’s guitar gives a Black Sabbath feel to “War Again,” a bold anti-war statement that begins with the compelling line “there they go again / marching to their deaths/ even if their bodies survive,” and indulges in some histrionic goofiness on the “Johnny Be Good” take-off “The Old Man.” When the lyrics become overly ethereal , as in “Patience (Job),” a delightful melodic twist comes along to bring the song back into Earth’s orbit. Maya’s vocals are impeccable throughout, applying various tonal approaches, some of which are enhanced by multi-tracked harmonies."
Bill White, Seattle Sound Magazine, 2007
"This is a homecoming of sorts for Paula Maya,
so the Brazilian-born Seattle pianist and chanteuse
is sticking around for a while, playing multiple
shows over the next week. Before Maya moved to the Pacific Northwest, where she also hosts a radio show, she lived in Houston and recorded her debut album, 1995’s New Perspective, here. Her latest, this year’s Paula, is a gossamer collection of pristine pop that flirts with bossa nova, rock, electronica and even ska as it calls to mind similarly singular singers such as Tori Amos, Bjork and Feist."
Chris Gray, Houston Press
"Maya likes to call her energetic, yet sophisticated style music of the future. She may be onto something there, but only time will tell. Her musical abilities, especially on keyboard come from a long and dedicated road filled with hard work, practice and about a half a shake of luck. The smooth voiced Maya was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and
it was in Brazil that her interest in music was discovered and cultivated. Her love of music must not be interpreted as an adaptation of any particular musical style. She embraced the music itself and had her own ideas about the direction and content her music would take. She studied with some of the masters while in Brazil, primarily focusing on jazz
and bossa nova. By now the talented young lady was about to
spread her wings and fly to one of the hottest musical areas of the world in the last 20 plus years — Seattle.
Maya hit the streets running as she honed her craft in a new
world while continuing to create her own sound. This is not something that is said of a lot of groups, both new and old. She still strays away from the classics in any genre. As a matter of fact, according to her bio, “All her songs are original and primarily in English.” That’s always reassuring.(...) The Latin beats accompanied with smooth jazz vocals are only accentuated with her keyboard qualities; she is indeed a virtuoso on the keyboard. In addition to the beat, there is always a sweet guitar close by.(...) She is all about the music, but emotion plays a large part in her development of music. She writes songs that effect the emotions, plus or minus — just enjoy them.
Speaking of songs, an assortment of new songs are being featured on a new album, aptly named Paula. Maya and Yellow House Records worked long and hard on the material that appears on this new disc and they hope that you enjoy it too. When previewing some of the cuts, what struck me most was the manner in which she can go from ultra silky to what I call running with the drums, in just a few bars. She truly has a versatile voice. From “Full Moon,” where moonlight romance is mentioned to the straight beat and serious tone of “War Again,” Maya displays the style and talent that have been a long time Seattle secret."
Ron Thunman at northernlights, Times-Standard