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THE SERMON ON EXPOSITION BOULEVARD
RICKIE LEE JONES' NEW ALBUM NOW AVAILABLE FROM NEW WEST RECORDS
CRITICAL ACCOLADES POUR IN FOR RICKIE'S NEW ALBUM
"...some of Jones's finest vocals. When she sings on the first single, "Falling Up," of the painful letting go of old routines and of the unexpected ascension into new planes, she could be describing her own artistic reinvention as much as a spiritual experience." - The Washington Post, February 9, 2007
" ...it rocks, it rolls, it swings and strolls...Sermon on Exposition Boulevard feels raw and immediate, and most of all, it rings true. The music here was made because Jones had to make it...The songs on this record feel like they come from the street in order to go back there, not to witness or testify, but simply to be there as a witness to life in the process of spending itself....a masterpiece. (4 1/2 stars out of 5)" - Allmusic.com
“…veers from punk rock minimalism to ethereal, whispery rock… Jones neither preaches nor proselytizes, but instead witnesses, through Jesus’ eyes, her ever-evolving faith.†- MOJO (4 stars), March 2007
“This majestic, thoughtful collection, among Jones’s best, is the kind that only comes with age, when an artist has something pressing on her mind.†- TIME OUT NEW YORK, February 25 2007
"...the most startling work of her career...a compelling rock record that isn't preachy and has rightly been compared to Patti Smith's Horses and Van Morrison's Astral Weeks for its raw intensity and emotional honesty." --Scott Mervis, PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE (4.5 stars), February 8, 2007
“Strangely accessible and highly addictive, it’s her best work in three decades.†- UNCUT (4 stars), March 2007
"... rocks in a way Jones never has before, building from the Rolling Stones/Velvet Underground riffs of ‘Nobody Knows My Name,’ ‘Tried to Be a Man’ and ‘Elvis Cadillac,’ which provides poignant commentary on modern deities. This Sermon is a real conversation piece." - BILLBOARD, February 17, 2007
"As usual, her lyrics showcase what’s on her mind with a brash insight and daring that often posses the questions we all want to ask, but won’t or can’t. The lone instrumental, ‘Road to Emmaus’ teeters like cherry blossoms falling in the dark before the power of a coming typhoon, while ‘Tried to Be a Man’ gathers in that wind-blown energy with a rumbling under-current, saw cut guitars and Jones’ anguished, whispered growl. Throughout, there is a dark undercurrent, a mellow abrasion and slanted instrumentation—her husky voice included—that makes this repeat listen." - RELIX, Feb/Mar 2007
"...the album is among Jones’s most deeply personal and emotionally intense. She plays all sorts of instruments here–guitar, keyboards, dulcimer, percussion, etc. – but the most affecting passages come from her singular voice. From ethereal and fragile to stentorian and tough, it conveys feelings in words and phrases and sometimes just sounds, as though actual words have failed. Although the songs in part channel the words of Christ, they’re also naturally entwined with her own perceptions and emotions, so the collection never feels preachy but more like a quest." - LOS ANGELES CITY BEAT, February 1, 2007