Marye Lobb
Not At War
Self Produced
Released: March, 2012
Marye Lobb was born in the Midwest and raised in Rochester, New York. She apparently got the urge to travel the globe and after doing so ended up back in New York playing in clubs in New York City. She apparently did a lot of traveling in Ireland, Norway, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile and there are influences from all of those sources but the main style is Bossa Nova. She has a beautiful voice, and the arrangements compliment her voice very well. She has toured extensively throughout the United States, Chile, Brazil, and Greece. Her site also describes her as having Quaker and Buddhist ideals at heart, and putting herself through Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA.
She released this album, Not At War, in March of 2012. The Bossa Nova style is still the main influence in her music as she talks about being at peace with and proud of who you are. As on her first album she wrote all of the songs except one, Blackbird by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, she spent Spring 2012 touring the U.S. and is now back in New York City working on new material.
In her notes on her web site she seems to be reflecting her state of mind in giving out thanks. In her own words,
"Thank you to my friends and family for being so supportive and encouraging while I worked on this – it means the world to me! A very special thank you Kathleen for providing me with a home and place to focus while I worked on this project.
Thank you to the LobbMob and my New York City family for being my cheerleaders.
Thank you to Meditation, Central Park and bike riding for keeping me calm.
Thank you to New York City for always challenging me, inspiring me and keeping me creative.
I am 'NOT AT WAR' with myself anymore. To all the listeners out there that I have yet to meet and those I already know: I hope this album helps you to find 'home' inside yourself – wherever you may be. xo marye"
Both albums can be found on iTunes. The title song, Not At War, illustrates some of this:
"3am. There I am, lying there, rememberin’ /
I was all, that you told me to be. /
Too many nights. Too many days. Too many hours. /
Too many ways. To listen to words that were not my own. /
I’m not at war with myself anymore. /
I’m not at war with myself anymore. /
I’m not at war with myself anymore. /
I’ll let it be what it is. /
I’ll let be what it is. /
I’ll let it be what is is. /
What it has to be. /
What it wants to be. /
What it has to be. /
What it needs to be…"
Let Go shows the difficulty she may have had in finding peace and not being at war with herself any more.
"I didn’t wanna let go. Didn’t wanna let go. Didn’t wanna let go. Didn’t wanna let go. /
I didn’t wanna let go. Didn’t wanna let go. Didn’t wanna let go. Didn’t wanna let go. /
I didn’t wanna let go. Didn’t wanna let go. If this is our last night, then hold me in your arms real tight. /
Right now I gotta break free. Take a good look at me, look at the shape of the ship that’s pointing out to sea. /
But I don’t wanna be me. I’m scared of what I might see. I’m too afraid to let go of what I already know. /
I don’t wanna let go. I don’t wanna let go. /
Hold me. Hold me. /
I don’t wanna let go. I don’t wanna let go. /
Give me some space and time, I promise you that we’ll be fine. /
I gotta find a way to be myself again. I gotta find my way back home."
As with her first album, the singing and performance are excellent as well as the material, and is very well performed and arranged.
- by Greg Bennett
Not At War
Self Produced
Released: March, 2012
Marye Lobb was born in the Midwest and raised in Rochester, New York. She apparently got the urge to travel the globe and after doing so ended up back in New York playing in clubs in New York City. She apparently did a lot of traveling in Ireland, Norway, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile and there are influences from all of those sources but the main style is Bossa Nova. She has a beautiful voice, and the arrangements compliment her voice very well. She has toured extensively throughout the United States, Chile, Brazil, and Greece. Her site also describes her as having Quaker and Buddhist ideals at heart, and putting herself through Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA.
She released this album, Not At War, in March of 2012. The Bossa Nova style is still the main influence in her music as she talks about being at peace with and proud of who you are. As on her first album she wrote all of the songs except one, Blackbird by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, she spent Spring 2012 touring the U.S. and is now back in New York City working on new material.
In her notes on her web site she seems to be reflecting her state of mind in giving out thanks. In her own words,
"Thank you to my friends and family for being so supportive and encouraging while I worked on this – it means the world to me! A very special thank you Kathleen for providing me with a home and place to focus while I worked on this project.
Thank you to the LobbMob and my New York City family for being my cheerleaders.
Thank you to Meditation, Central Park and bike riding for keeping me calm.
Thank you to New York City for always challenging me, inspiring me and keeping me creative.
I am 'NOT AT WAR' with myself anymore. To all the listeners out there that I have yet to meet and those I already know: I hope this album helps you to find 'home' inside yourself – wherever you may be. xo marye"
Both albums can be found on iTunes. The title song, Not At War, illustrates some of this:
"3am. There I am, lying there, rememberin’ /
I was all, that you told me to be. /
Too many nights. Too many days. Too many hours. /
Too many ways. To listen to words that were not my own. /
I’m not at war with myself anymore. /
I’m not at war with myself anymore. /
I’m not at war with myself anymore. /
I’ll let it be what it is. /
I’ll let be what it is. /
I’ll let it be what is is. /
What it has to be. /
What it wants to be. /
What it has to be. /
What it needs to be…"
Let Go shows the difficulty she may have had in finding peace and not being at war with herself any more.
"I didn’t wanna let go. Didn’t wanna let go. Didn’t wanna let go. Didn’t wanna let go. /
I didn’t wanna let go. Didn’t wanna let go. Didn’t wanna let go. Didn’t wanna let go. /
I didn’t wanna let go. Didn’t wanna let go. If this is our last night, then hold me in your arms real tight. /
Right now I gotta break free. Take a good look at me, look at the shape of the ship that’s pointing out to sea. /
But I don’t wanna be me. I’m scared of what I might see. I’m too afraid to let go of what I already know. /
I don’t wanna let go. I don’t wanna let go. /
Hold me. Hold me. /
I don’t wanna let go. I don’t wanna let go. /
Give me some space and time, I promise you that we’ll be fine. /
I gotta find a way to be myself again. I gotta find my way back home."
As with her first album, the singing and performance are excellent as well as the material, and is very well performed and arranged.
- by Greg Bennett
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