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NOTE: MP3s on this page are messed up. Please listen at www.joaniemen.com. SECRETARY WALTZ is a San Diego Music Award finalist for "Best Local Recording." The album was written and produced by Joanie, who also played most of the instruments, including guitar, piano, accordion, and drums. (Members of the Exfriends also appear on the album: some drums are played by Matt Curreri, upright bass by Pete Hamilton, and violin by Ray Suen.) "A kick-ass multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter...an abundance of heart to accompany a remarkable voice."--SAN DIEGO CITYBEAT "Her molasses tongue, shimmering neo-folk waltzes and heroic suffering will fascinate you. Mendenhall never drowns in her suffering, for her musical landscape -- whether it's composed of upbeat, violin-driven shuffles, lo-fi guitar-filtered wavers or jazzy-bent, bass-heavy stomps -- gains an extra charge from her refreshingly sophisticated lyrics. Serious songwriting chops, a rich, pitch-perfect croon"--SPLENDID MAGAZINE "Wholly engaging original songs... Think Aimee Mann or Rilo Kiley..."--SAN LUIS OBISPO NEW TIMES "A thoroughly charming debut that begs for repeated listens...The most impressive instrument is the young singer's dulcet voice, pure in pitch and beautifully earnest...her words reveal a deep intelligence and fierce wit. she bares her soul, but never in a gratuitously confessional manner."--SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE "'Secretary Waltz'...has caught the attention of thinkers, nontraditionalists, artists, and others. Her sound seems unclassifiable...a refreshing departure from mainstream female vocalists."--TODAY'S LOCAL NEWS "A great CD all the way through."--KKSM Palomar College Radio Check out the artist's website: http://www.joaniemen.com Track List: 1. Trees by Your House 2. Give You 3. Mary Anne Waltz 4. Something Dirty 5. Patience is a Virtue 6. The Tragic Type 7. Not That Kind of Girl 8. It's Me Again 9. Zero 10. No One Ever Plays This Old Piano Since You're Gone 11. Loneliest Highway 12. Last Time I Saw You 13. City Window 14. Even Tho' It's Springtime 15. Everything, Nothing 16. Give Up Suggested CDs:Other Genres:
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