A native from South Carolina, singer/songwriter Jennie Arnau captures your attention with her gusty, fragile voice and bluesy, bold and bittersweet music that is quite distinctive. With the production savvy of Grammy-winner Trina Shoemaker (Sheryl Crow, Queens of the Stone Age, Emmylou Harris) and Arnau’s good songwriting, Mt. Pleasant, is finely crafted and a richly textured blend of country, pop and rock.

While Jennie shows she doesn’t take herself too seriously, her lyrics give listeners an honest look at her life, both the ups and downs. One of the most extraordinary tracks on the album, “You’re Not Alone, “ inspired by a friend battling with cancer is anything but melancholic. Arnau’s third album has mastered versatility with her brusque wail of “Who Will Come With Me,” to jagged “Hang The Moon,” to the coyly ambiguous tale of “Margaret.” —Courtney Vanderbeck, Music News Nashville

Although she lives in New York City now, Jennie Arnau grew up in South Carolina. Listening to her new album, the title of which refers to the coastal town where Arnau used to vacation, one is reminded of the old adage about being able to take the girl out of the country but not the country out of the girl. Produced by Trina Shoemaker (Lucinda Williams, Queens of the Stone Age, Emmylou Harris), Mt. Pleasant curiously adds a hint of west coast folk to the prevailing Americana sound of songs such as “Float On”, “You’re Not Alone” and “Bottle Rocket”. The best track, “To Live Without Love”, features an airy guitar riff that nicely weaves in and out of Arnau’s voice, which is strong without sacrificing its femininity. She might reside in the Big Apple, but to paraphrase James Taylor, in her mind Arnau’s gone to Carolina. —nodepression.net

“Jennie Arnau’s voice packs a husky-and-danceable wallop rare in the lady-folkie field”
—Chuck Eddy, The Village Voice, NY

Jennie Arnau, Chasing Giants on CD