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North Bay Bohemian, Gabe Meline, 9 January 2008. View full text of article.
"It's this sort of unconventional songwriting that will inevitably draw comparisons to PJ Harvey's latest all-piano album White Chalk
Like Jolie Holland, Joni Davis is able to distill folk music, carnival music, jazz and balladry into something new and strange."
Joni Davis kicks off new soundcheck series, John Beck, Pop Culture blog site, 9 January 2008
One of my favorite singers..., John Beck, Pop Culture blog site, 3 January 2008
Bugbear Promotions, London, 6 February 2007
"Singersongwriter rocking a very strong dramatic voice redolent of a more powerful PJ Harvey. Yes, the girl can certainly sing... The backing is sparse piano and very little else, this has a spectral, chilly charm. Songs for Tindersticks fans to mope around their mum's bedrooms to, maybe it is, but it is very good."
Joni Davis takes off, John Beck, Press Democrat, 31 December 2006
Joni Does London, John Beck, Pop Culture blog site, 27 December 2006
Duets, Val Esway, Soup and Song bog site, 10 November 2006
"I highly recommend giving her a listen; her voice is deep and rich and lusty"
Shy meets shy, John Beck, Press Democrat, 15 June 2006
"She's an old blues sage trapped in a young woman's body, and to hear her sing is a delight."
Piano siren or hip-hop, John Beck, Press Democrat, 28 April 2006
Close your eyes, listen and be spellbound, John Beck, Press Democrat, 20 January 2006
"Her debut collection of nine piano-driven ballads has more in common lyrically with Nick Cave or Sparklehorse, but its Bessie Smith or Nina Simone who come to mind... because she carries the same weight..."