The Mezzanine

Editor's Info:
Liz Durrett's much anticipated second album will be released by WARM Electronic Recordings on January 24, 2006. In contrast to her previous work, "The Mezzanine" is a surprisingly hi-fi affair. Gone are the hissing ghosts and unsure echoes that once haunted and obscured her recordings. And while producer and occasional performer Vic Chesnutt still adds his trademark, artfully ramshackle recording techniques and veteran engineer Andy Baker [Macha, Japancakes, Glands] attends to the more traditional sonic details, they wisely let Durrett steer the album this time around. It's her voice and guitar that are the focus here. And that's important, because Durrett performs with more energy, determination and flat out rawness than she ever has before. From the curiously up-tempo "Cup On The Counter" to the visceral lament of "Marlene", Durrett covers a lot of ground within the album's eleven songs.

"... Liz Durrett captures beauty's essence in all its shades of light and darkness, and lays bare her soul in the process."
HARP MAGAZINE

"...with her Cat Power-esque delivery - niece of singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt - proves talent runs in the family."
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY