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Valazza’s new album Kassi Valazza Knows Nothing is a spellbinding collection of songs that dangle like protective magic talismans, catching dreams and glinting light. She hypnotizes listeners with a sturdy, yet gentle, voice and painterly songwriting imbued with an independent spirit. Though her music plays country cousin to British folk, calling to mind greats like Sandy Denny (Fairport Convention) and Karen Dalton, a Southwestern American streak carves its way through these solemn, sweetly sung melodies like a canyon.
“She has reached a new level on this beautiful album”
★★★★THE TIMES
“Valazza's music has miraculously elevated itself onto an entirely different plane"
★★★★
MOJO
“Further evidence of her maturity and exceptional songwriting”
“A masterful distillation of the connections between country and folk”
“I absolutely love it”
BOB HARRIS, BBC RADIO 2
"Another side step for an artist who continues to plot her own singular path through the contemporary folk landscape, surprising us and capturing our hearts anew with every unexpected turn."
“Your Heart’s A Tin Box” is a lovely new single that sits nicely next to the likes of Joni Mitchell to Emmylou Harris.”
"Kassi Valazza leads off with the anticipated breakout of upcoming third LP From Newman Street, already impressing with her Joni Mitchell-inspired vocals and deeply personal songwriting."
“Kassi Valazza is a poetically limpid lyricist whose tolling voice recalls Tarnation’s Paula Frazer, Judy Collins, even Grace Slick”
★★★★
MOJO
“her songs are wise, eccentric examinations of emotional restlessness”
8/10
UNCUT
"superb new singer from Arizona who marries gracious warmth of west coast singers such as Linda Ronstadt and Grace Slick with the rusty mysteriousness of British folk legends like Sandy Denny and Shirley Collins"
★★★★
THE TIMES
"the deafening buzz that seems to be gathering around her is fully justified...if you don't know Kassi Valazza yet, you are about to lose your shit!”
HOLLER.
"a hugely impressive follow-up that, while presented through a modern Southwestern American contemporary lens, calls to mind the likes of Emmylou, Joni, The Band and 60s Laurel Canyon folk"
FOLK RADIO
“‘Kassi Valazza Knows Nothing’ is an album of subtly brilliant songs. This is sure to be one of the best country albums of the year”
9/10
AMERICANA UK
"The wide-eyed curiosity in her voice evokes true folk singers like Karen Dalton or Joni Mitchell, artists unafraid of putting their eccentricities into words, into songs."
NO DEPRESSION
“her songs are wise, eccentric examinations of emotional restlessness”
8/10
UNCUT
"the deafening buzz that seems to be gathering around her is fully justified...if you don't know Kassi Valazza yet, you are about to lose your shit!”
HOLLER
