"Rachel Griffin, at the ripe old age of 20, is putting out music like a veteran. She calls it 'jazz influenced pop'. I call it better than Norah Jones."

"The songs that sound so good on her CD sound even better live."

"Her songs are infectious and lyrically sound."

"If I ever wanted to see a storybook ending for a musician it would have to be for Rachel Griffin."

"Her voice is a thing of beauty and it works at all volumes. I've played it softly at work and cranked it at home."

"We've got her early in her career, so take advantage."
- The Portland Press Herald

"A far as I can figure, Rachel Griffin has composed, recorded, and released 43 songs in her brief two-year career as a singer/songwriter. There is no doubt that she is exceptionally prolific, and her vocal abilities continue to progress to the point where, on pure vocal talent (range, delivery, projection) she's likely among the top five local female singers, with people like Carol Noonan and Sara Cox. If she were in the Red Sox farm system, she'd be batting .350 in Pawtucket and banging on the door for a September call up."

"..if you just listened to this disc, you'd think she was a seasoned pro. See her live and you'll understand why a Phoenix staffer referred to her as 'the female Tony MacNaboe.' Her full-bodied in-song presence is the polar opposite to her aw-shucks, humble, off-stage persona."

"Scrumptious."
- Portland Phoenix

TEARS OF A CLOWN
One of the sweetest local voices we've ever heard comes from the pipes of Rachel Griffin. We absolutely love women pianists like Fiona Apple, Alicia Keys, and Norah Jones, who can belt out songs that make us weepy. Rachel Griffin will have you crying in a broken heartbeat with "Lighter Than Air," and then mend you back up with the lascivious "Don't You." Fall in love with her at Blue , 650A Congress Street in Portland...
- Portland Phoenix

"First up was 21-year-old Rachel Griffin, who just released her second album. I am a big fan of Griffin's. The way she plays piano and her terrific voice are reason enough, but she also is a prolific songwriter and has insight and emotional depth beyond her years."
- The Portland Press Herald

"Local songstress Rachel Griffin is the real deal. She writes her own songs, plays her own piano, and sings her own voice. I know, it's quite a rarity. However, what's so amazing about this young Maine-native is that she does all those thing exceptionally well. Her tunes have a memorable, jazzy feel, and her luminous voice is spellbinding."
- MaineToday.com

"Her voice is stunning, her piano clear and true. At 22, Rachel Griffin is soaring high and far as one of Maine's most talented singer/songwriters. The possibilities for this young artist are endless. With her soulful spirit, relentless energy, and passion for life, Rachel's music connects on a number of different levels with her audience."

"At such a young age with an already honed skill for songwriting, Rachel has a promising future in music."
- Good Times
"Griffin could go to the smallest and biggest of rooms
and impress."

"..a teasing, seductive voice sizzles out, 'Don't you like the way I move? Don't you like the things I do? Don't you like my skin? You didn't think that I would dive right in.' The perfomance perceptually places Griffin not at a microphone, but softly at the listener's ear. I could listen to that all day."

"And to fully stop and think that a gleeful bird (I'm Such A Fool) and a seductress (Don't You) comes from one person presents, song by song, not only Griffin's discipline as a musician, but her imaginative ability to conceive a character and convincingly pull it off."

"After hearing her live I just got to get 'I'm Up To No Good' by Rachel Griffin."
- IT Magazine
"This is a remarkably original sound."

"talking about singing voice here - She can whip it around and put it through its paces and barely break a sweat. The mark of an artist, she makes it look easy. And, a nice treat, that same naturalness is inherent in her writing."

"In short, Griffin covers ground, both lyrically and compositionally. She plays with tempo within a single song, strings melodies together, weaves instruments in and out and throughout a piece. Textures, emotions, harmonies - all a carefully crafted art and a game of pick-up sticks."

"At a relatively young age, Rachel Griffin has achieved something rare. She's found a voice that's all her own. A taste highly suggested."
- Face Magazine
"Soul With A Heart Of Gold"

"At 22, Rachel Griffin is playing gigs, recording CDs, and helping the needy. We can't wait for her second act."

"Singer/Songwriter Rachel Griffin is beating the gig path of restaurants, coffee houses, and clubs with her soulful mix of jazz-influenced pop originals and classics. Griffin has a fervor for catchy melodies and a passion for helping people in need. At age 22, she's already performed at eight benefits, six telethons, and personally organized a benefit for the Preble Street Resource Center."
Jason Hjort - Portland Magazine (Jul 1, 2005)© 2008 Rachel Griffin