Andrea Paquin is a self-taught musician originally from New Hampshire. She picked up the guitar for the first time when she was 15 years old. Andrea was the bassist for the Boston based band “The Everyday Visuals†for 10 years. She decided to pursue a solo career in 2004.
Over the years Andrea has shared the stage with other talented musicians such as Howie Day, Melissa Ferrick, Chris Pureka, Blessed Union of Souls, Gregory Douglas, Garrison Starr, Namoli Brennet, Edie Carey, Anne Heaton, Jess Klien, Ember Swift, and Pamela Means.
Her latest album “Listen†is a collection of songs she has written over the last few years. Andrea’s love of life and nature was an inspiration for the artwork on this album. She continues to write already working on ideas for her next album. Andrea brings positive energy everywhere she plays - her strong yet gentle presence always leaves you feeling refreshed.
Andrea has made her home in CT. When Andrea is not performing she loves to spend time outdoors hiking, reading, drawing, and journaling.
Northeast Performer review
Delicate acoustic harmonies and lighthearted romanticism define the sound of Andrea Paquin’s latest release. On Listen, the folk singer glides through an array of intimate, poppy anthems with breezy sensibility. Taking influences from alternative artists Indigo Girls and Kate Bush, Paquin’s simple folk arrangements would be at home with the Lilith Fair generation of musicians.
From the album’s onset, Paquin tugs at the heartstrings of her listeners and the rich, cozy humility of her voice goes down like red wine over good conversation. Opening the album, the soft-spoken ambiance of “I’m Not Going Back†brings about nostalgia of peering out the kitchen window on a blustery evening. On the up-tempo “Letting You Go,†soft murmurs of accordion mingle with gritty banjo into an Appalachian bluegrass swing. Though most of Listen is laced with sweet-tempered warmth, edgier timbres come through in the electric guitar swells of “Leader†and lyrical sarcasm of “Moneyâ€: “Let me be the one to shelf / The weight of money that we don’t have / You can keep it all and go to hell.†The dreary protest march of “Freedom†provides haunting counter harmonies on violin and Santana-style guitar licks.
The pop candor of Listen maintains strong personality and soul, making it a worthwhile album for any nu-folk music listener.
The Noise review
Holy Lilith Fair. I’m thirty seconds into the album’s opening track, “End of Me,†and my head is already flooded with thoughts of Sarah McLaughlin, Amy Mann, and Natalie Merchant among others.
Am I stereotyping? Not really. Much of Listen is entrenched in the mold of many a ’90s female adult alternative rocker in the vein of Jewel, Sheryl Crow, and most notably Melissa Ethridge, with whom Paquin shares a noticeably similar vocal delivery.
Sweet and subtle, Listen is undoubtedly a peaceful, lilting and sometimes, as in the case of “Over My Shoulder,†psychedelic trippy piece of lighthearted mood music. Paquin throws a nice curveball in the middle of the record with “Leader,†a souped up rocker in which the singer goes all Juliana Hatfield on us. But for the most part, fans of the folk rock variety should find this a good, uh, well, listen. (Ryan Bray - The Noise)
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