Jaymay: Autumn Fallin'

For the majority of her full-length debut, Autumn

Fallin',

Jaymay doesn't do much to distinguish herself from the likes of Regina Spektor

and Laura Veirs; she doles out heartfelt observations set to acoustic instrumentation

that runs the gamut from pleasant to agreeable. It's a downright amiable album,

even though it's a 42-minute-long break-up rumination whose lyrics can register

as either heart-wrenchingly introspective or cloyingly navel-gazing, depending

on the listener's tolerance. But there are moments that suggest Jaymay's

sensibilities reach beyond the coffeehouse. The 10-minute "You'd Rather Run" is

an ambitious, though somewhat plodding, waltz of Dylan-esque storytelling; the

relentlessly gentle lullaby "You Are The Only One I Love" incorporates a

children's choir with minimal affectation; and the jazzy oddity "Hard To Say"

earns some kookiness points when Jaymay imitates a trumpet with her voice. It's

hard to say whether these moments are merely novelty or indicators of more

interesting things to come; luckily, there's plenty on Autumn Fallin' to endear Jaymay to

listeners who already love this sort of thing.