For nearly three years, Ingrid Michaelson toured in support of Girls and Boys, a popular release whose songs popped up everywhere from Old Navy commercials to prime-time TV sitcoms. Michaelson was similarly omnipresent, opening for the likes of Jason Mraz in Europe while headlining her own shows at home. It's appropriate, then, that 2009's Everybody -- her first album as a genuine star -- amplifies all the elements that made Girls and Boys endearing. Michaelson is no longer a part-time waitress with a songwriting habit; she's a seasoned road veteran, acutely aware of what it takes to invest her audience, and Everybody often plays like a greatest-hits album. The lovelorn ballads -- which comprised the bulk of Girls and Boys -- occupy less space here, and the ones that do make the final cut are smartly laced with strings and layered guitar. There's a sweeping feeling to such songs, a sense of grandeur that was lost in the intimate, minimalist performances of Michaelson's debut. Perennial live favorite "The Chain" also makes an appearance, having previously dotted the track list of Ingrid's stopgap release Be OK, and its climatic refrain points to the singer's ability to turn a slow ballad into something grand. Even so, Everybody's strongest assets are its upbeat pop numbers. Michaelson has graduated from the coffeehouse to the concert hall, after all, and tracks like "Soldier" -- with its deliberate phrasing and neo-military percussion -- aim for the cheap seats at the back of a venue, a place that Girls and Boys only occasionally reached. "Everybody," a campfire singalong fueled by strummed ukulele, could be the female answer to Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours," while "Mountain and the Sea" is nothing short of irresistible, its handclapped rhythm and buoyant chorus combining to create Michaelson's strongest tune to date. The only potential concern here is the absence of Allie Moss, Michaelson's ubiquitous touring partner and indispensable harmony vocalist, but Everybody rarely stumbles as a result, with Ingrid double-tracking her own harmonies (as she's always done on record) instead. Rarely does an independent album sound so assured, so polished, and so agreeable.
Billboard Album Review - Ingrid Michaelson - Everybody "New York singer/songwriter Ingrid Michaelson yearns for clarity as she tiptoes through the progression of a dying love on her newest album…" Continue Reading Billboard Album Review For: Ingrid Michaelson - Everybody
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Beginning yesterday singer/songwriter Ingrid Michaelson began streaming tracks from her forthcoming album Everybody (out August 25th). Every day until the album's release Michaelson will be adding a new song stream on her Myspace page.Go check it out and keep coming back for more.Ingrid Michaelson plays the Mod Club in Toronto on September 9th.Ingrid Michaelson's websiteIngrid Michaelson's
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MUSIC NEWS - Ingrid Michaelson is offering up a full preview of her new album Everybody; all week this week. Listen to all 12 tracks of the release below.And, Ingrid's packed her bags and is beginning her North American headline tour (full itinerary below) on September 9 in Toronto, CN with Greg Holden, whom she hand-picked from the Original Signal family. Listen to Greg's first
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Ingrid Michaelson's new album, Everybody, is due out August 25th and starting yesterday, she's revealing a song a day on her myspace until the release. The album is her usual mixture of beautifully dramatic or sweetly simple ballads and peppy, bouncy, summery tunes. Whenever I listen to one of Michaelson's albums, I inevitably end up with the word "pretty" on my tongue and while in some ways this
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Billboard Album Review - Ingrid Michaelson - Everybody "New York singer/songwriter Ingrid Michaelson yearns for clarity as she tiptoes through the progression of a dying love on her newest album…" Continue Reading Billboard Album Review For: Ingrid Michaelson - Everybody
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Today the third album from TV show soundtrack darling Ingrid Michaelson is set to be released. Titled Everybody, it's the follow-up to her 2007 album Girls and Boys, which slowly gathered momentum and propelled Ingrid into the hearts of listeners everywhere, and Be OK, the benefit collection of b-sides, covers, and live recordings. If you haven't snuck a listen, here's the first single from the...
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Photo Credit: Deborah LopezIndie songstress Ingrid Michaelson is revealing a song a day from her new album Everybody leading up to her release next Tuesday. With hit songs like, "The Way I Am" landing in episodes of "Grey's Anatomy" and radio stations everywhere, Michaelson quickly became an artist to watch last year.In fact, it's her honest lyrics and relatable stories that have found refuge i...
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Ingrid Michaelson is hitting the road in support of her recent release, Everybody, featuring the track "Maybe" seen above. Along with UK's very young Greg Holden, she's swinging into The Loft next Tuesday and Drive A Faster Car is here to hook you up with tickets!Ingrid MichaelsonGreg HoldenTuesday, September 22The ...
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Here’s Ingrid Michaelson brand new video for her lead single, Maybe, off her also brand new album, Everybody.
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Ingrid Michaelson, whose album ‘Everybody’ is released in the UK on 19 October, will make a different track from the album available to fans every day until the release. The tracks each have a video introduction from Ingrid, and can be streamed from her ‘Ing TV’ widget
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Ingrid Michaelson is hitting the road in support of her recent release, Everybody, featuring the track "Maybe" seen above. Along with UK's very young Greg Holden, she's swinging into The Loft next Tuesday and Drive A Faster Car is here to hook you up with tickets!Ingrid MichaelsonGreg HoldenTuesday, September 22The ...
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There's a good reason Ingrid Michaelson's a favorite of TV soundtracks.
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| 1 Soldier |
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| 2 Everybody |
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| 3 Are We There Yet |
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| 4 Sort Of |
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| 5 Incredible Love |
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| 6 The Chain |
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| 7 Mountain and the Sea |
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| 8 Men of Snow |
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| 9 So Long |
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| 10 Once Was Love |
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| 11 Locked Up |
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| 12 Maybe |
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