Jessica Lea Mayfield / Emily Elbert ...One more Cup of Coffeee for the Road

Yeah I quoted Bob Dylan on the title... and why not? Dylan was the epitomy of great songwriters, and today is a a slight departure from the recent posts, and has become bit of a songwriter showcase.... two young women with great burgeoning talent. I also chose that particular line for another reason. Both girls have that touch of jazz folk that would fit in at any coffee house. And as mature as their music sounds, amazingly both of them are only 19!... First off...

Jessica Lea Mayfield


Jessica Lea Mayfield is yet another Black Keys Protege. She's from Kent, Ohio, and somehow her demo album got into Dan Auerbach's hands. Sound Familiar? He seems to do that a lot. Regardless, she ended up as a guest Vocalist on Attack and Release, and on Dan's solo album Keep it Hid. And then he produced her breakthrough album With Blasphemy So Heartfelt... The Album is really good too... 70% of it I would consider awesome....She has such a fabulous sounding voice... Lying somewhere between the smokiness of Cat Power and the growl of Lucinda Williams, and she's bound to make it huge. Starbucks has already taken notice and put her on a compilation...

MP3:

Jessica Lea Mayfield - The One that I Love Best


And then there is... Emily Elbert


Emily Elbert hasn't quite got noticed by Starbucks yet, but give her some time. The former DFW teenager now calls Boston Home as she attends Berklee... But we are still gonna say she is Texas Music. Gotta give some luv to the D-F-dub. So anyway, another texas musician, my buddy Gabe Wootton tells me I need to check her out, and he's usually pretty good at spotting talent, so I do... and lo and behold she's perfect for today's post. Like Jessica she has a soulful jazzy voice bordering on country...reminiscent of early Norah Jones. She'll have a new EP out this year, but for now she's still pushing her debut album, Bright Side.

MP3:

Emily Elbert - Stars