Meet Jessica Lea Mayfield

Jessica Lea Mayfield is a singer-songwriter from Kent, Ohio. Her debut album, With Blasphemy So Heartfelt, was produced by Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys and features her brother, Auerbach on various instruments, and Scott McMicken, guitarist from Dr. Dog. I can't remember the last time I was so transfixed by a singer; maybe Jim James or M. Ward or Iris Dement or Cat when she's at her most beautiful or Lucinda singing "Something About What Happens When We Talk". Perhaps you caught your first taste of Mayfield on the closing song of the recent Black Keys album, however her new album is a jewel.

Mayfield's. slow, dark, hypnotic indie/country/folk/rock reminds me of forementioned Cat Power, Neil Young circa After The Goldrush, Dusty Springfield, Mazzy Star's "Fade Into You." Her rich yet plaintive, reverbed sadness and aching vocals are the perfect prescription for a down day. But they also make an up day feel pretty darn good as well. Here's a taste of honey.

The One I Love Best - Jessica Lea Mayfield