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Jamie Lynn Noon has been named a break out artist of the last year, with a hit on MTV’s top 10 Soundtrack, and praise from fans across the nation. The Los Angeles artist has certainly been working to make a name for her self, promoting endlessly and broadcasting her music from multiple websites.
A Moment to Break is her debut EP, which she not only wrote and performed, but helped produce along with Kevin Harris. The EP was released in January of 2009. 22 years old and a native of the California Bay Area, Noon has been playing music all of her life and follows in the footsteps of such musicians as Linda Perry, Chantal Kreviazuk, and Chrissie Hynde- as her decorated biography on myspace states.
Though her talent is nothing to question, this EP fell a little flat to us. Each song seems to be just as soothing and melodic as the last, but unfortunately that continuity comes across more repetitive than anything else. The saving grace to the parade of slow tracks is the song ‘Second of Spark’, a much lighter and diversified song in comparison to the rest of the album. No one is saying that slow and steady can’t win the race, but there comes a time where you need to take a turn to keep moving forward. This EP lacks the sense of progression that makes listening to multiple tracks from one artist possible.
Though a little slow, and admittedly difficult for us to get into, we have to give Noon props for her music writing ability, particularly the use of time signature in Blind, which comes to the listener as a waltz, something not easily done. Lyrically A moment to break is reflective and sincere, something that can strike you in the right place when you’re going though a tough time. An attribute that is entirely fitting, because Noon is the forerunner of the ‘Til Ya Make It Organization (www.tilyamakeit.com) which is a site advocating charitable causes and works as a forum for her fans to share their own stories of overcoming hardships. Noon is also releasing a corresponding single, “Til Ya Make It” which was featured in the television series, Saints and Sinners.
All in all, Jamie Lynn Noon is an artist whose efforts are to be respected, and a good fit for anyone who enjoys inspirational music. A Moment to Break is available on iTunes, Amazon and an array of other sites, all of which you can be linked to via her myspace- myspace.com/jamielynnnoon

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