An eclectic set of intelligent rock.

9 MP3 Songs
ROCK: Progressive Rock, POP: Today's Top 40



Details:
Phenomenal debut performance from Portland, Oregon based singer/songwriter/guitarist Maggie Sayles. Everything on this record shinesâfrom songwriting, arrangements and vocals, to producing and engineering. Trust features some of Portlandâs most accomplished and talented studio and club musiciansâTim Ellis and Doug Rowell [guitars], Albert Reda and Jay Drongé [bass], Richard Rophfus, formerly of Pink Martini fame [drums] and Bobbie Torres [congas].

Maggieâs musical talent has been compared to the likes of Cowboy Junkies, Aimee Mann, Queen, Ani DiFranco, Pat Benetar, Chris Isaak and King Crimson. There now, thatâs quite a hefty slice of musical pie. Maggie manages to pull off a cross-genre infused kaleidoscope of sound with a sense of cohesion and synergy and includes some very interesting and unexpected turns along the way. But make no mistakeâthis record rocks!

Highlights include the bluesy Down On Love that winds down with an absolutely sizzling Southern-fried guitar solo. Only You, and its savory bossa nova-inspired flavor and tasty classical guitar licks is sure to get you tapping your toes. Please, the duet with heavy-metal-turned-country vocal powerhouse Rex McNew, is reminiscent of the Phil Spector âWall of Soundâ. Other notables include the balalaika-spiced I See Red, about the massacre of students in Tiananmen Square and the haunting reggae-esque Rock the Cradle, written about childhood sexual abuse. Above it all soars Maggieâs crystal-clear, pristine vocals.

Trust was engineered by âMr. Magic Fingersâ, Don Thompson, at Studio 84 in Portland, Oregon and was mastered by Nancy Matter [Ray Charles, Peter Gabriel, The Who, Duran Duran] at Moonlight Mastering.

Maggie wrote five of the tunes and teamed-up with friend and former band mate Brent McMorris to pen I See Red, while Kelly Morrison, a very talented songwriter from Vancouver, Washington, contributed Only You, Please and Where.

Absolutely delicious! Trust is definitely worthy of a listen and a place in your CD collection.