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Alyson Greenfield

Rank #85 Brooklyn, NY Alternative / Electronic / Folk Rock

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Sounds Like: Tori Amos, Bjork songs, tUnE-yArDs, Kate Bush, Beck

Bio: Alyson Greenfield experiments with synthesizers, glockenspiels, chord organs, drums, autoharps, and beatboxers to create her "eclectic sound" (AM NEW YORK), chock-full of "satiating and seductive songs" (LA EXAMINER). As well as having shared the stage with indie-folk favorites Jenny Owen Youngs ... See Full Bio

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: The same chords can sound so different on different instruments, for instance Am & C on an autoharp vs. Am & C on a piano. Interesting...

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"This singer/songwriter relies on glockenspiels, synthesizers, and autoharps among other instruments to create the eclectic sound."

— AM New York

"There’s no doubt Greenfield is unique and bringing something different to the music scene that will make her stand out from everything you may be used to hearing."

— Sonic Eclectic

"Satiating and seductive songs....original and inventive....definitely becoming a serious solo artist to keep an eye (and ear) on."

— L.A. Examiner

“It’s no secret I love Alyson Greenfield. I think she is one of the most talented people I’ve ever known. She writes great originals and does great covers.”

— Rubyfruit Radio

“Her music is both timeless and cutting edge, while at the same time being difficult to pigeon hole or fit into a cookie-cutter molding supplied by the last 25+ years of the music industry’s stonewalling.”

— Brian Ball, Women's Radio.com

“Much in the same way that Sufjan Stevens, in The Age of Adz, finally found a balance between his past acoustic styles and electronic experimentations, Greenfield seems to be slowly but surely establishing an appealing identity with this new, more modern set of tones.”

— AudioCred

“Adorable raps about the Canadian border patrol”

— Gothamist

“Who would've thought in 2008, when aspiring musician named Alyson Greenfield released her debut CD, Jewel-esque 'Tuscaloosa', that in 2 years she’d evolve into a full-speed ambitious business woman with her own music festival and a unique take on music, which mixes electronics, pop, folk and even rap (there are a lot of things Alyson can do with her voice). It seems that she fuses music styles as easily as she makes jokes between the songs during her countless gigs all over New York.”

— The Deli

“Though she’d just followed several really intense high energy acts, she maintained the crowd’s attention, as she did everything from electronic tracks, some acoustic, covering 90s hip-hop classic 'Gangsta’s Paradise' on a Glockenspiel to rapping over nothing but beat-boxing. The most remarkable part of this for anyone who has never seen her is how well she can do all of this. ”

— Beyond Race Magazine

“For starters, Greenfield owned the crowd during her own set. The tiny-framed singer/songwriter rolled on stage with beat-boxing extraordinaire Masai Electro. The couple piqued curiosity with apparently very different styles, but made a progressive Tori Amos–backed–by–Doug E. Fresh sound. And when Greenfield performs solo, the stage becomes her playroom... She finished with her hilariously on-point first rap effort 'Border Patrol.' ”

— VENUS ZINE

“It’s impossible to categorize her.... Her most recent album shuffles between your pleasant female singer-songwriter sound, almost harder folk edges, and even occasional electro sounds. And then she also raps.”

— Caketease

“Her tracks are mesmerizing.”

— The WILD Honeypie

"Alyson Greenfield treads in the footsteps of female powerhouses like Tori Amos, Joni Mitchell, Ani DiFranco , Annie Lennox, and even Sinead O’Connor—a group diverse enough to reflect Greenfield’s versatility."

— The Deli

"Alyson Greenfield is another genius we have to survey in the next future."

— CTN-Music

"She covered Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise” on a xylophone and somehow even though it was hilarious watching a tiny, adorable, very white girl singing this song, on a xylophone of all things, she somehow managed to make the lyrics feel almost as if they were her own."

— Media Decay

"The saucy new wave-sounding vocal cousin of Natalie Merchant."

— Beatcrave

"Few performers can claim to have toured with Madonna, even fewer to have toured with her and never stepped foot on a stage....Much of Greenfield's charm comes from just how personal her songs are, each having its own story in relation to her life.”

— Beyond Race Magazine

"Fresh melodies of substance, which are occupied by a grounded, rounded and articulate voice.... ["Tuscaloosa" is] a genuine and thoroughly engrossing piece of artistry that smacks of good things to come."

— La Zine

"Greenfield writes intelligent lyrics and posses an earnest and raw voice."

— The Black Tambourine

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Pace Ride
Amazing sound and tracks!!Can’t help but coming back for more!
Nov 19
Kerry Leigh
Love your sound and wher you're taking it! - Kerry Leigh
Nov 11
A.S. Swanski
Alyson, there is a playfulness in your music that is very hard to resist.
Oct 24
James Ferris
After listening to several songs (I always listen before fanning), you've got a new fan in Texas. Hope all is Good!
Aug 20
Bob Pressner
Love the cover of Gangster's Paradise! Good stuff
Aug 15
MikeWhitePresents
Really lovin "understand the sky" with it's sparse mix of clippy beatbox and pads..great to hear a tune that pulls away all the bass...and "wired" also embraces a similar cho...
Aug 8