"Volcanic delivery and straight-from-the-gut
realism... a masterful blend of
fiery blues, ballsy ballads and electrifying rockers"
- Vibe
"Young
Shemekia is the most soul-shaking, big-voiced blues singer
in years,
attacking contemporary material like the early Etta James."
- Village Voice
"Extraordinary talent... Copeland
is a vocalist who knows few stylistic
limitations. She's a true blues diva"
- Billboard
"Deep, country-flavored blues and
soul music, funk and swamp-pop, gritty R&B... energetic,
powerful and soulful.... arguably the blues' finest young
female vocalist."
- Nashville City Newspaper
"Shemekia Copeland actually sings
the blues...the genuine southern-fried
article... Shemekia proves that sexual and emotional bravado
is as
effectively expressed in the blues as in funk, r&b, or
rap... a vocal style
that hovers between Texas twang and Harlem slur, Shemekia bridges
generational and regional tastes... utterly contemporary...
heartbreaking in
its purity of tone and sentiment... nothing short of uncanny.
Powerful,
she's a new generation of blues woman."
-- Village Voice |
Jimmy Thackery
