Album Notes

Jodi Arlyn’s songs feature personal yet universally recognizable themes; stories you’ve heard before, but told in refreshing new ways.

A Massachusetts native, Arlyn has spent the last 16 years in New York City, performing her original material at venues such as NYC’s famed (and sadly, now defunct) CBGB’s, Village mainstay, The Bitter End, and Cambridge, Massachusetts’ Lizard Lounge.

"Stars up on the Ceiling" is her long-awaited debut album. The collection of 8 songs was produced by singer/songwriter Adrian Harpham, and features musicians John Deley (Dido, The Weepies) on keys, Robin Macatangay (Morley, Kelli Sae, Holly Palmer) on guitars, Jonathan Maron (Groove Collective, MeShell Ndegeocello) on bass, and Harpham (Amel Larrieux, Robin McKelle, Patti Rothberg) on drums.

Arlyn says, “I enjoy listening to artists who amaze me with clever word-play. I love hearing a chord change that drips with emotion and angst and, for lack of a better explanation, feels like a punch in the stomach! As far as my songs go - well - although the subject matter often comes from personal experience, I like to think that I’m writing about things that everyone can relate to - unrequited love, anger, embarrassment, lust, happiness. My hope is that you’ll hear something that speaks to you and that maybe you’ll also ‘feel the punch’…”