take a listen
"Surprised"
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A Birthday in the Pawnshop (Morristown)
critics are saying
“Though her songwriting is uniformly lean and vivid, Hayes isn’t always mining misery for material. Still, the basic appeal is in the sorrowful details here, spoken and unspoken, and in the sound of Hayes’s soulful soprano.”
MIKE JOYCE
The Washington Post
“A songwriter capable of sharp introspection and character examination… resting somewhere between the literacy of Aimee Mann and the mass market sheen of Sarah McLachlan.”
PopMatters
“Meghan Hayes emerges from a many-years recording absence to deliver one of 2019’s most impressive recordings. Seen Enough Leavers is a gorgeous sounding album, literate and intense.”
DONALD TEPLYSKE
Fervor Coulee
Seen Enough Leavers is an “aural triumph with raw, soul-baring emotion, pain, loss and finally, hope. Hayes is not just a writer – she is a bona-fide poet who can paint a picture of desperation through deep lyrics… While the lyrics are definitely heavy throughout this record, they are downright brilliant and show the poetic depth of this extremely versatile, talented singer/songwriter. Hayes’ pure soprano vocals will grab you from the first note, while her lyrics will hold you enraptured until the last.”
MICHELLE WILSON
Ink 19
“The entire album is so well written that you experience much of it like she’s taking you by the hand going on a walk. She shares all those painful moments and just before she lets go of your hand and parts, leaves you with a ray of hope.”
JEREMY GLAZIER
Americana Highways
abridged list of venues played
- Aqualand Ale House, WI
- The Basement, TN
- The Birchmere, VA
- The Black Cat, DC
- The Bluebird Cafe, TN
- The Bowery Vault, TN
- Byron’s, IA
- CBGBs, NY
- Dee’s Country Cocktail Lounge, TN
- The Family Wash, TN
- FINNEGAN’S, MN
- The 5 Spot, TN
- Genghis Cohen, CA
- Hotel Roosevelt, CA
- Indie Coffee, WI
- Iota, VA
- Music Makers Stage at Delgado Guitars, TN
- The Outtaspace, IL
- perk & cork, TN
- Phat Bites, TN
- Pilgrimage Festival, TN
- The Post East, TN
- Royal Madikwe, Tuningi, South Africa
- The Strathmore, MD
- 3rd & Lindsley, TN
- The Tin Angel, PA
- True Music Room, TN
- Village Wine, IL
upcoming shows
contacts
BOOKING:
Cranky Heartburn Music
meghanhayes72@gmail.com
571-243-3729
Critically-acclaimed Americana singer, songwriter and recording artist Meghan Hayes is back in the spotlight with today’s release of her first new music in more than five years, a poignant and haunting track called “Surprised.”
