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Sunday Star Times

"It could almost be a sin to love Miriam Clancy's pain if it wasn't so cathartic. But on a debut album that puts the person back into the personal, songs like "The Day The Earth Stood Still", "The Game" and "And So It Begins" fall apart and expose frailties and wounds in such a beautifully beguiling, bare to the bones way, you can't help yourself for wanting her to hurt some more. An album to lose and find yourself in."
*****Mike Alexander

NZ Herald Top 30 Albums of 2006 [- Hide]
New Zealand Herald




MIRIAM CLANCY
Lucky one
(Rhythmethod)
Located somewhere between alt.country Americana and subtle folk-rock, Aucklander Clancy brought a wealth of hard-won life experiences to this exceptionally mature and emotionally riveting debut. _ Graham Reid

Concert Of The Year [- Hide]
Waikato Times

"Singer-songwriter Miriam Clancy has gained much respect up and down the country with her debut album "Lucky One", and at Sohl she proved that live she is also a winner. With dynamic vocals, intelligent songs, charming confidence and feeling guitar work, Clancy is New Zealand's answer to Martha Wainwright. She is destined to go places." Steve Scott

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5 Star Review [- Hide]
Waikato Times

"Auckland's Miriam Clancy is a name which will be on many people's lips if she tours to promote this, her excellent debut album ...Clancy's tales are wonderfully absorbed. With crisp acoustic guitar over a tight band, her stark ballads — including the lyrically adept The Game, Solemn Brigade, And So It Begins — expose her soul, laying bare songs of sorrow and loss. Her assured and distinctive vocal is at one with her commanding presence. Elsewhere, the catchy pop of Don't Let It Get You Down and the upfront Transistor Radio display more energy. For a debut album Lucky One is mature, passionate and highly memorable." 
***** Steve Scott
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I first heard 'Girl About Town' on YouTube and was immediately captivated. It's hard to believe that this is a debut album because Miriam's work seems so polished, self-assured and mature. There are no weak tracks on the CD and the variety of styles and delivery is immense. I like her best in quiet reflective mood expressing hurt, but hurt and anger are two sides of the same coin and she expresses both superbly. It's exceptional to find a song writer who is also so accomplished as a singer and performer, and blessed with such a haunting and intimate voice. A worthy follower in the footsteps of Janis Ian and Suzane Vega. I'm delighted to have found her and can't wait to buy her next CD.
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The first thing you notice is that Miriam Clancy doesn't lack for dynamic range. On Girl About Town, she's all deep and breathy measured tones over folk guitar and slow organ. On the second track, Don't Let It Get You Down, she's hollering up a storm. There's and even bigger tempest on the finale, Fool I Am, which flares into a blaze on its single scorching chorus.
	Go back a few tracks to Dry Your Eyes or The Day The Earth Stood Still and it’s hard not to hear them as among the best songs Chrissie Hynde never wrote.
	Clancy and her small band of local notables deliver Lucky One with a musical economy that neatly ties this quiet-quiet-loud album into a cohesive whole. That's even when it's doing unashamedly country things as it does on The Game.
	But what hits home about the 11 tracks is how much heartache and anger seeps through Clancy's songs. And that she's just as impressive brooding elegantly through another break-up or shouting the house down. If she's a late bloomer by female singer-songwriter standards, waiting until she really had something to say has worked out for the best.
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It could almost be a sin to love Miriam Clancy's pain if it wasn't so cathartic. But on a debut album that puts the person back into personal, songs like "The Day The Earth Stood Still", "The Game" and "And So It Begins" fall apart and expose frailties and wounds in such a beautifully beguiling, bare to the bones way, you can't help yourself for wanting her to hurt some more. An album to lose and find yourself in.
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