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Locals may recognize Adrien Reju’s lilting voice and classic Renoir good looks from her work with bluegrass outfit the Lowlands and rootsy trio Angel Band. Now, on solo debut A Million Hearts, Reju waxes in a new style, burnishing her timeless sensibility into laid-back sparkly pop that registers on the familiarity meter somewhere between Feist and Petula Clark. Reju’s classically trained voice (she was a member of the Metropolitan Opera’s children’s choir) does crazy things here in the pop life, rising steady and high and then parachuting softly into the phrasing. The new songs (including a fun cover of the euphemistically optimistic Melanie’s “Brand New Key”) swish along with big harmonies and handclaps, holding a jaunty walk-along vibe where the living is breezy and hearts rise like little hot air balloons on the first day of spring. - Tara Murtha - Philadelphia Weekly
Discography
Adrien Reju - A Million Hearts (2009)
"Fire Away" - receives airplay on WXPN
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Adrien Reju has captivated audiences with her clear, lilting voice and her sparkling stage presence. After gaining her degree in classical guitar from Ithaca College, the New York City raised singer/songwriter took to the music circuit of Philadelphia, toured throughout the nation with the rootsy trio Angel Band with David Bromberg, and was the creative force behind the Philadelphia-based bluegrass outfit The Lowlands.
On her debut solo release, A Million Hearts, "Reju waxes in a new style, burnishing her timeless sensibility into laid-back sparkly pop that registers on the familiarity meter somewhere between Feist and Petula Clark." (Tara Murtha, Philadelphia Weekly). The album features Reju's songwriting as well as writing collaborations with the album's producer Pete Donnelly (Mike Viola, Jim Boggia), and Philadelphia-music-scene luminaries Chris Kasper and Andrew Chalfen (The Trolleyvox). The album's highlights include, a fun cover of Melanie's classic "Brand New Key", a vocal duet with pop prodigy Jim Boggia, full vocal harmonies and handclaps. Murtha depicts the songs as holding "a jaunty walk-along vibe where the living is breezy and hearts rise like little hot air balloons on the first day of spring."
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