Press Reviews

Here's what fans are saying about Marcy's music.

 

Review of Marcy, live
--Marcy Baruch is one of the most unique and inspiring songwriters I have ever known. I have had the fortunate experience of hearing her live many times. I find her music to be revolutionary as she draws in her audience and holds them captivated for an entire evening. Her music invites, travels, ascends and descends to depths unfathomed. She is entertaining on many levels. Her music is honest, brave and beautifully leads its listener to the content of lyrics that are poetic, arrangements that are fresh and strong and a sharing that meets you head-on. Buy her CD and sail with her! Watch for a chance to see her live. You'll go back again and again. I can promise this. By Kate Gleason, January, 2002

 

CD Review, Hathaway Smiles, Clearly / Live
--Marcy Baruch's first album, "Hathaway Smiles," lured me in to Marcy's lyrical intellect and true warmth. I appreciate her innate ability to articulate, to truly communicate her thoughts vividly in images that I find poetic and purely beautiful. When I first heard her perform live, about 3 years ago, I was completely drawn in. "Every Time" and "The Tide" (popular tracks from "Hathaway Smiles") were two of my early favorites. Marcy's original music felt instantly familiar and just got better and sweeter over time. She speaks truths of the human condition in arrangements that are striking, thought provoking and simply present.

Her second CD, "Clearly" also features some talented musicians (Joe Green, cello; Scott Surine, bass guitars, harmony vocals; Dave Shapiro, electric and pedal steel guitars, harmony vocals and more; Chris Filley, piano, harmony vocals; and Todd Moore, drums and percussion) known as "The Umbrella Band." I have spent a great deal of time with Marcy and these gentleman over the past 3 years and think very highly of their contributions to this album and to the Denver community. "London Bridge" from "Clearly" has been a long time favorite Marcy Baruch song of mine. I love Marcy's songs for the intimate, often painful worlds they are. "This Road" is so much fun to follow and gawd it feels great! It kicks ass! On a more personal note, I fell in love a year ago. Deeply. Then I heard "Wait For Me" from "Clearly" for the first time at Marcy's CD release concert in October of 2001. This intoxicating song hits you where it hurts most. The truth of my own experience of love for a man really brought this song home for me. It was sheer poetic agony taking in the images Marcy's voice created that night - of the loss, the death of this beloved person -- this beautiful, beautiful thing becoming misery's unwilling sponge. I felt the hopelessness. The ache. The song has such well-crafted musical timing -- there is just enough "pregnant pause" between tender pleas and yearning that my heart breaks every time I listen. Marcy has crafted a deeply moving and tender piece we can all relate to on some real and personal level with "Wait For Me."

Marcy's remarkable ability to write the beauty she sees in life alongside writing the unjust, the raw and the "brash" is one of her most notable strengths. I think that is why her music has such an accessible quality to it. I don't mean accessible in the empty, commercial sense, but in the rich, rare and simple human way she speaks the truth. Marcy is a truth speaker. Marcy has eyes to see. Marcy believes in music with her entire being and writes it with such integrity, grit and such striking lyrics that I know -- anyone listening knows -- she really wants us to open our eyes and to feel deeply and purposely, with purpose. She is the kind of singer/songwriter I savor. Marcy has a gift and we are the fortunate ones...she's sharing it with us -- openly. By Kelly Mitchell, December, 2001

Review of Marcy, live
--Living in Colorado, I've been fortunate enough to hear Marcy in concert several times. This CD gives the listener a great feeling of what the concerts are like -- everything from raucus, rockin' songs to ballads of strength and mercy. She is by no means just a Colorado artist, but we're lucky to be able to say we heard her first. She writes them, feels them, and delivers them. Think you'll agree. By Michael Benidt, November, 2001

CD Review, Clearly
--Marcy writes songs with witty, rich lyrics, that are beautifully crafted- Even better to crank up & sing to!
There is a great variety of music packed into this CD-some beautiful ballads, some rockin'fun songs and some great folksy/foot-stompin/fiddle playin'/dancing tunes. Marcy's multifaceted musical talent, clever lyricism, and magical, siren voice make this CD one of my favorites. The musicianship is outstanding. A few favorites: London Bridge, This Road, Road to Westcliffe By A. Ogarek, November, 2001

Review of Marcy, live
--Marcy's music touches the soul. Her music refreshes the spirit like a cool drink of water on a hot day. Her lyrics are down to earth and identifiable. In a word - awesome. By Troy, November, 2001

 

Review of Marcy, live
--I keep trying to think of who Marcy Baruch is like, but all I can come up with is that she is like Marcy. Try Mercy, Mercy and then try Thank You and maybe you'll see what I mean. Like Jann Arden or Jonell Mosser, she is just her own incredible voice - singing and writing! By Michael B, October, 2001

 

CD Review, Clearly
--This CD, "Clearly," was a tremendous surprise, not because I didn't think it would be good, but because it is one of the few new CDs I've heard recently that actually is coming from one human being to another. The whole disc has meaning and depth, and it pulls you in to want to listen and understand the songs more and more. Great players, stories, and songwriting, and Marcy's voice is just stunning. It's got range and variety on a par with Joni Mitchell, Shawn Colvin, Tori Amos, Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, etc. One of the best discs I've heard this year. By Mike L, October, 2001

 

Marcy's CD Release Concert, October 2001
Take a ride to heaven...
by Johnny Cutshaw Rating: 10

Having attended the CD Release Party for ‘Clearly’, and then promptly placing the CD in my stack of hundreds, I hadn’t listened to your CD for nearly a year. Last week I had the good fortune to meet Marcy Baruch, briefly, at another concert and was so impressed with her warmth and magnetism I located the CD and have had it in my player ever since. I enjoy the upbeat numbers, but the ballads tear at my heart. From the haunting ‘Never Know’ to the beautiful chorus of ‘Simple Enough’, I have marveled at the depth of intuition and the concise expressions of passion, joy, and pain in her lyrics. Her subtle and sincere writing complements the range of Mary's voice. Also, I must say that I am especially impressed with the talent of bassist Scott Surine. I thought immediately of Stanley Clark and his hands flashing and those crisp riffs, but upon further listening I think Scott might have given old Jaco Pastorius a run for his money during his heyday. Scott’s work reminds me of Pastorius’ fluidity on Joni Mitchell’s ‘Hejira’. On ‘Up’ you and Scott seem to rocking together in the same old wooden chair on a high mountain porch telling the stars to watch out ‘cause ‘here we come!’ The jam and peaches country flavor of several tunes appeal to my roots in rural Ohio. But those love songs… Thanks. I hope other fortunate folks find you and take a ride with Marcy Baruch.