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“Gauthier’s new CD, “The Foundling” is the product of two years work, and is quite simply the best collection of songs she’s ever recorded. With ‘The Foundling’, Mary Gauthier has created her first masterpiece. Not for the easily frightened, it is the most raw, brave and ultimately satisfying album I’ve heard in a very long time. Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. ” No Depression Magazine

“Not since Lennon howled “Mother” have there been songs as naked and fraught as “Mama Here, Mama Gone” and “March 11, 9162″. 5 stars UNCUT Magazine

“With a voice like a grazed hawk, she sings bluesy Southern Gothic tales…Whatever you are doing I guarantee you’ll stop and listen to every word.” 4 Stars MOJO Magazine

“Without question, The Foundling is one of the most brilliant and heartbreaking pieces of music you will hear this year or any year.” 5 Stars The Sun

“…Gauthier’s songs startle with authority and detail. If she keeps this up, one day she may assume the mantle of Johnny Cash…”  New York Daily News

“Mary Gauthier’s The Foundling is and utterly compelling journey from one of America’s best singer songwriters to emerge over the last ten years. As an exploration of the pain of childhood abandonment, John Lennon’s Plastic Ono Band set a marker: raw and tortured. The Foundling provides a more tender insight, but is no less compelling for that.” 4 Stars  R2 Magazine

“A clue to how Gauthier manages to keep this tale from being irredeemably dark and depressing can be found in “Sideshow”; she unapologetically confesses to a penchant for sad songs, but also pokes a little fun at herself: “Another truly troubled troubadour/ Writing songs to even up the score.” With The Foundling, Gauthier does much more than that.” 4 Stars Philadelphia Enquirer

“…Gauthier confirms that she’s among the best singer-songwriters of her generation….”  Associated Press

“With songwriting as powerful as hers, there’s no need to go looking for qualifiers…She’s a unique, intrinsically valuable musical voice. And there’s never a surplus of those.”  Los Angeles Times

“Clearly, Gauthier needed to make this album ( The Foundling) for herself. That it turned out so well is a credit to an artist at the top of her awesome game.” The Globe and Mail

“Like all Gauthier albums, The Foundling has a languorous quality reminiscent not only of the Cowboy Junkies (whose Michael Timmins produces), but also of Lucinda Williams, Ferron and even Van Morrison in his reflective moments. But this effort proves once and for all that Gauthier is her own woman.” 5 stars Winnipeg Free Press

“One of our most evocative storytellers and fearless stewards of the emotional landscape…” Acoustic Guitar Magazine

“Pure and simple, Mary Gauthier is a true artist at the height of her powers and in full command of her craft.”  Atlanta Music Guide

“This album is riveting because of the extremely intimate nature of the disclosures and reflections, presented in the inimitable Gauthier style that demands attention, compels empathy and dares you to remain unaffected. In a word: masterful.” Elmore Magazine