"She
has a haunting quality that sticks to my soul and stays there for a
long, long, long time after the song ends. Doesn’t matter if it is a
folk-like number or a gospel backed hymn, the effect is always the same
for me. A weird kind of melancholy mixed with the happy energy that
such a voice still exists in this world of pre-packaged Idol worship.
She leaves me with a stupid smile I can’t shake."
-Rob Slack, Lopticulations
THE LONG OF IT:
Allison Lickley is a singer/songwriter that
charms audiences with her stories and captures them with her songs.
Known for her honest, intimate performances, her voice is often
compared to those of Joni Mitchell and Norah Jones. Wolf/Furey
Productions writes that Allison is a “…painter of musical vistas both
tender and sweeping, with a voice as clear and rich as a star-swept
Canadian winter sky.”
Born in Edmonton, raised in Sudbury, schooled in the Maritimes, and
currently living in Montreal, this Canadian singer/songwriter has come
a long way since writing her first song in the back of her parents
Volvo wagon. The daughter of two scientist/musician parents, it seemed
almost logical that Lickley would first earn a degree in Chemistry
before moving to Montreal to officially start her music career.
And now, two years after moving to Montreal, Lickley has released her first full-length, fully-produced record, You Might Find Me Here. This twelve-song album is the culmination of a year’s work with LA/Montreal producer/engineer, Robert-Eric Gaskell. You Might Find Me Here
is a fusion of Lickley’s minimalist folk style and Gaskell’s urban
music background. The album has already started garnering attention
from the critics; of You Might Find Me Here, CBC’s Dan
Lessard writes that “Allison Lickley has a haunting quality to her
voice and lyrics that compel you to play every track on her disc. This
up and coming young lady has soul, track to track, and by listening to
her music, you get the sense you know her.” Lickley describes it as a
record that stays true to her folk songwriter’s heart, but has taken
risks and stretched her creative limits: “I feel that this record
parallels my move to Montreal – a beautifully unpredictable, electric
city. The album maintains the essence of the songs, but it goes in
directions you might not expect… it isn’t afraid of adventure.”
