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The songs of So A.D.D. wind their way through trip hop, folk and alternative without deciding a genre, but Jol'e's haunting and eclectic voice is the glue that holds it all together.
Genre: Rock: Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
Release Date: 2008
100 Years of Silence
So A.D.D.
Record Label: Scared Records
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1. Potential Disaster 3:55 + MP3 $0.99
2. I Wish 3:27 + MP3 $0.99
3. Straitjacket 4:27 + MP3 $0.99
4. Don't Trip 4:40 + MP3 $0.99
5. Dark Night 5:08 + MP3 $0.99
6. Fire's Burnin' 4:02 + MP3 $0.99
7. Micasa 3:30 + MP3 $0.99
8. Brown Eyes 3:23 + MP3 $0.99
9. Pretty Shocker 4:57 + MP3 $0.99
10. There I Go 4:24 + MP3 $0.99
11. When I Was Running Out of Time 2:57 + MP3 $0.99
12. Why Am I Here? 4:51 + MP3 $0.99
13. 100 Years of Silence 4:07 + MP3 $0.99
14. I Miss You 4:35 + MP3 $0.99
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Album Notes

When Seattle chanteuse Jol’e Williams played her demo tapes for friends, they exclaimed, “You’re so A.D.D.!”…And the name stuck. That’s because genres mean nothing to this unique and talented singer/songwriter and artist. One song may be dark, trippy electronica, while the next may be a simple, beautiful folk song. Then in another, she may be belting out a kinky punk-rock-like anthem to a boy who died.

Through it all, Jol’e’s haunting and eclectic voice is the glue that holds it all together. Somehow it all works, and her debut album, “100 Years of Silence,” features 14 songs with just as many emotions.

Most of the original tracks were initially recorded by Jol’e and multi-instrumentalist and partner, Mok Marquardt, in their native Seattle.

But then, Jol’e put out the call on MySpace Music to find like-minded musicians and songwriters around the world to collaborate with. Many answered the call, and those songs are featured on “100 Years of Silence.” Sometimes she contributed the lyrics, and they set them to music, such as in the title track (with Israel’s Michel Sellam of the color green), and sometimes she set other writers’ lyrics to music (as in the track “There I Go”, penned by Greg Connors, who appears on the recording as harmony vocalist). Another collaboration like this resulted in the haunting “Straitjacket”, which was written by Jesse Lewis from Florida, and has been described as a female Tom Waits tune.

The gorgeous folk song “I Wish,” which was written by Belgium’s Olivier Vanespen of Meteor, originally appeared on his MySpace page with his lead vocals. He sent the instrument tracks to Jol’e, who then dubbed in her poignant vocals (along with her young son, Nolan).

Also featured is a cover of Joseph Arthur's recent song "When I Was Running Out of Time." When Joseph heard So A.D.D.'s spunky rendition of his song, he exclaimed that it was better than his!

Producer Stan Satin, of Scared Records in Atlanta, is someone else Jol’e met online whose ears had been perked up by So A.D.D.’s unique style. He requested a disc of the songs, and immediately signed the artist to Scared Records. Additional instruments and vocals were added by Satin and his cohorts in Atlanta, resulting in the stunning debut album, “100 Years of Silence.”

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REVIEWS

author: Anna Maria Stjärnell----Collected Sounds
                            
Jol’e Williams makes up So A.D.D and this is her debut album.

She darts impatiently between musical styles and that lives up to the band name.

Potential Disaster sounds a bit Goth with swirly guitars and a strong lead vocal.

Dark Night is a whispery lullaby that’s nonetheless on the sinister side. Williams is good at that sort of a thing.

Brown Eyes has a rough, garagey feel and Williams vocal slithers like a snake.

Joseph Arthur’s “When I was running out of time” gets covered in a very nice way.

Jol’e Williams has made an album that’s worth hearing and she’s a talented artist.

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Metamorphosis
author: Michel Sellam
                            
Well, it's true that this album was purely inspired by artists such as P.J. Harvey, or Hope Sandoval..But still, I am in the need of more time to understand, and be able to write about it.
It is with no doubt, a deep voyage into the Sea...

Well, it's also true that I had the great honor to be "around" Jol'e while she was recording it...Piece by piece...
But I had the chance only lately to listen to it from its right beginning.
Perfectly balancing its pace between the tracks...blue and dark colors.
Jol'e's voice is just shinning above the parts...

"I wish" is a beautiful song, and Jol'e is a brilliant artist.

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zigs and zags its way into your psyche
author: Jeff Clark ----Stomp and Stammer Magazine
                            
100 Years of Silence is a bizarre and inventive debut from So A.D.D., the handle of Seattle vocalist, songwriter and musician Jol'e Williams. Let Tori Amos attempt albums written from multiple personas --- this one actually achieves it! Playful, disorienting, strange and seductive, the album zigs and zags its way into your psyche, but never loses your attention. ...Included is a cover of Joe Arthur's "When I Was Running Out of Time" that renders the original inconsequential...

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better & better
author: Wystan Getz
                            
I like this record more after each listen because I'm always noticing something new with how the whole experience comes together.  While 100 Years of Silence reminds me of Hope Sandoval's Bavarian Fruit Bread, I cannot say it's descended of anything.  When I DJ's in the early 90's bands like Lush & Mazzy Star we called "shoe gaze."  You want to look at SoAdd...

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