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Haverhill Gazette June 2007

CTNow.com CD Review
Ties That Bind: State Artists Who Deserve The Nod
A recent proposal to found a Connecticut music hall of fame unfortunately includes too many big names who are in Connecticut but not of it.
Here are a few CDs involving local artists who may one day be contenders for enshrinement, and their local ties extend beyond mere mailing addresses.
# Lisa Lawrence, "Yours to Break" (Sling Slang) - Although she lives in Worcester now, Lawrence began honing her chops five years ago as part of a group of songwriters who tried out new material every week at Sully's Pub in Hartford. She was a quick study: "Yours to Break" is the work of an accomplished songwriter. Lawrence sings moving, impressionistic narratives over gritty roots-rock accompaniment in a clear expressive voice that sometimes calls to mind Christy McWilson, a big-voiced singer from Washington state. Connecticut should rue the day it lost Lawrence to Massachusetts.

New Haven Advocate
Lisa Lawrence, Yours To Break (myspace.com/lisalawrence). Eleven tracks of pop folk with a hint o' Country & Western. Smooth and melodic no matter what the tempo, Lawrence shows some real songwriting talent. Her Joni Mitchell and Natalie Merchant influences are proudly displayed. The beat-heavy, amped-out "Out of Control" provides a nice break from the folkiness.

Lucid Forge.com-April 2007
The music of Lisa Lawrence easily conjures the probably accurate image of one woman and a guitar driving up and down the highways of New England to one bar gig after another. This is the level of intimacy you feel in the performance of Lawrence's songs, that and the curious mixture of country, blues, alternative and pop rock. Then there's the high note she hits on the track entitled "Maybe I'll Stay", which would probably have Mariah Carey reaching for a Sucrets upon hearing it. This is crowd-pleasing music, and I feel very comfortable in suggesting that Lawrence find herself someday amongst the ranks of singer/songwriters that include Chantal Kreviazuk and Michelle Branch—exceptionally talented pop artists. She's really quite good and the music delivered on this album is as varied as it is multifaceted; Lawrence never delivers the same thing twice.

Metronome Magazine-November 2005

Hailing from Hartford, Connecticut, singer-acoustic guitarist Lisa Lawrence displays quite a vocal range on her new album Enjoy the Ride. Sporting a voice that has an amazing elastic quality, Lawrence is capable of hitting soaring falsettos and bellowing lows and incorporates the two with flawless execution. Fueled from song to song by Lisa’s acoustic strumming, , she does employ the talents of Mike Ringland on bass, Johnny Chang on drums, Tim Mayock on guitar, Tom Weedon on keys and Joe Smith on guitar to add dimension and girth to her compositions. Check out Lisa’s vocal workouts on tracks “I Won’t Go Away,” “Seven O’s,” and the beautifully performed “Benediction.”