MIEKA PAULEY "The Way It Is"

"Michelle Branch? Nah, she's cooler. Vanessa Carlton? Nah, she rocks harder. Christina Aguilera? Nah, she's not skanky. So who is this incredible woman? She's Mieka Pauley, the next in a long line of stunning female songwriters to emerge from the clubs of Cambridge and the streets of Harvard Square. Like her predecessors, Mieka Pauley is poised to become the next meaningful female voice of her generation. At the tender age of 23, Pauley has a songwriting style and lyrical mastery well beyond her years. With influences rooted in everything from blues, classic soul and R&B, rock and folk, Pauley has developed her own brand of pop muisc, leading her to be compared to everyone from a young Sarah McLachlan to Aretha Franklin. You'll be hearing a lot more from this young, guitar-playing siren in the months to come."

(from the Cornerstone Player, volume 053, July 2004)