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Priscilla Ahn comes from the same singer/songwriter circle that spun off Sara Bareilles and Cary Brothers, having cut her teeth in a dizzying array of L.A. venues before wooing Blue Note Records with her gently confident music. Like the material of many L.A.-based musicians, Ahn's songs brim with sunshine and poppy sparkle, but her East Coast roots lend some earthy depth to this debut. A Good Day draws as much from SoCal's sunny environs as Ahn's home state of Pennsylvania, where the burgeoning musician spent days wandering the vast, rural acreage of her family's home. "I was a little girl...I played pretend between the trees and fed my houseguests bark and leaves," she recalls during "Dream," a whimsical ballad that mixes fingerplucked arpeggios with a tasteful string arrangement. Harmonies swirl throughout the song's conclusion, recalling the earthy atmospherics of Emmylou Harris' Wrecking Ball while keeping Ahn's whimsy and innocence at the forefront. By the third track, however, she transforms herself into a champion of female autonomy, chastising a man for attempting to toy with her heart in "I Don't Think So." The album proceeds in that same fashion, with Ahn jumping between character roles and instrumental duties with equal dexterity. Highlights include "Astronaut," whose carnival rhythms and eerily gorgeous harmonies sound like the orchestration for a Tim Burton film (or perhaps a psychedelic Beatles song -- just listen to the way she slurs the "Ohhh boy" lyric during each verse), as well as a cover of "Opportunity to Cry," which adds a bright shuffle to Willie Nelson's heartbroken original. Given its range and self-assured delivery, A Good Day doesn't quite sound like a debut effort -- a telltale sign that Priscilla Ahn (only 24 years old at the time of its release) is on her way to bigger and better things.
© Andrew Leahey /TiVo
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Zac Rae, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Joey Waronker, Producer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Oliver Kraus, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Darrell Thorp, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gus Seyffert, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Priscilla Ahn, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Kirby, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2008 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2008 The Blue Note Label Group
Zac Rae, Keyboards, Mellotron, Celesta, AssociatedPerformer - Joey Waronker, Producer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Darrell Thorp, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gus Seyffert, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Priscilla Ahn, Composer, Glockenspiel, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2008 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2008 The Blue Note Label Group
Greg Kurstin, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Joey Waronker, Producer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Darrell Thorp, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gus Seyffert, Organ, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Priscilla Ahn, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Andrews, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2008 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2008 The Blue Note Label Group
Benji Hughes, Composer - Joey Waronker, Producer, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Darrell Thorp, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gus Seyffert, Guitar, Vibraphone, Toy Piano, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Priscilla Ahn, Acoustic Guitar, Harp, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ursula Knudsen, Musical Saw, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2008 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2008 The Blue Note Label Group
Greg Kurstin, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Joey Waronker, Producer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Gilstrap, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Darrell Thorp, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gus Seyffert, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Priscilla Ahn, Composer, Acoustic Guitar, Organ, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Andrews, Ukulele, AssociatedPerformer - Orin Waters, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2008 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2008 The Blue Note Label Group
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Joey Waronker, Producer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Darrell Thorp, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gus Seyffert, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Priscilla Ahn, Composer, Bells, Acoustic Guitar, Harpsichord, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2008 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2008 The Blue Note Label Group
Joey Waronker, Producer, Drums, Percussion, Moog Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Darrell Thorp, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gus Seyffert, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Priscilla Ahn, Composer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2008 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2008 The Blue Note Label Group
Joey Waronker, Producer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Oliver Kraus, String Arranger, Keyboards, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Darrell Thorp, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Larry Goldings, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gus Seyffert, Guitar, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Priscilla Ahn, Composer, Bells, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2008 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2008 The Blue Note Label Group
Priscilla Ahn, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2008 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2007 The Blue Note Label Group
Willie Nelson, Composer - Joey Waronker, Producer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Darrell Thorp, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Keith "Keefus" Ciancia, Harpsichord, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gus Seyffert, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Priscilla Ahn, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2008 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2008 The Blue Note Label Group
Joey Waronker, Producer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Darrell Thorp, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gus Seyffert, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Priscilla Ahn, Composer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2008 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2008 The Blue Note Label Group
Album review
Priscilla Ahn comes from the same singer/songwriter circle that spun off Sara Bareilles and Cary Brothers, having cut her teeth in a dizzying array of L.A. venues before wooing Blue Note Records with her gently confident music. Like the material of many L.A.-based musicians, Ahn's songs brim with sunshine and poppy sparkle, but her East Coast roots lend some earthy depth to this debut. A Good Day draws as much from SoCal's sunny environs as Ahn's home state of Pennsylvania, where the burgeoning musician spent days wandering the vast, rural acreage of her family's home. "I was a little girl...I played pretend between the trees and fed my houseguests bark and leaves," she recalls during "Dream," a whimsical ballad that mixes fingerplucked arpeggios with a tasteful string arrangement. Harmonies swirl throughout the song's conclusion, recalling the earthy atmospherics of Emmylou Harris' Wrecking Ball while keeping Ahn's whimsy and innocence at the forefront. By the third track, however, she transforms herself into a champion of female autonomy, chastising a man for attempting to toy with her heart in "I Don't Think So." The album proceeds in that same fashion, with Ahn jumping between character roles and instrumental duties with equal dexterity. Highlights include "Astronaut," whose carnival rhythms and eerily gorgeous harmonies sound like the orchestration for a Tim Burton film (or perhaps a psychedelic Beatles song -- just listen to the way she slurs the "Ohhh boy" lyric during each verse), as well as a cover of "Opportunity to Cry," which adds a bright shuffle to Willie Nelson's heartbroken original. Given its range and self-assured delivery, A Good Day doesn't quite sound like a debut effort -- a telltale sign that Priscilla Ahn (only 24 years old at the time of its release) is on her way to bigger and better things.
© Andrew Leahey /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:35:46
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Priscilla Ahn
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Blue Note Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2008 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2008 The Blue Note Label Group
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