Cynthia G. Mason

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Cynthia G. Mason’s haunting voice and delicate guitar work create a mood not unlike that of her hometown Philadelphia itself— a mix of melancholy and hope. Philebrity called her music's edgy darkness "like a hypnotic sesh watching old Super 8 movies of people you don’t know." Time Out New York wrote that "her graceful, understated songs frequently awed clubs full of noisy chatterers into silence." After several solo self-releases on cassette beginning way back in the 90's, Cynthia released her eponymous album in 2000, which earned her a “Best of Philly: Creepiest Chamber Pop Songstress” award from the Philadelphia City Paper. She appeared on BC Camplight’s album Hide, Run Away (One Little Indian, 2005,) singing on several songs, including “Blood and Peanut Butter,” which was featured on Grey's Anatomy. The Believer Magazine included Cynthia’s quiet, stirring cover of Richard Buckner's "Surprise, AZ" in their music issue compilation. In 2007, the High Two label released Cynthia’s album Quitter's Claim, a collection of stark, intimate songs she recorded in her apartment and with longtime collaborator Larry D. Brown (Grey Reverend.) In December 2014, Cynthia recorded a new album at Miner Street Recordings with producer Brian McTear (Sharon Van Etten, Dr. Dog.) Amy Morrissey engineered the record and Matt Schimelfenig mixed it. The five new songs feature Christopher Sean Powell on drums, Ramon Monras-Sender on bass, and Peter English on keyboards. Release date for the E

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The Believer June 2005 Music Issue

Quitter's Claim

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Believer 25th Issue Compilation

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Cynthia G. Mason

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The Believer: 2005 Music Issue

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Burlap Palace: A Tribute to the Muscle Shoals Sound

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The Believer Music Issue June/July 2005

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The Believer Music Issue - June/July 2005 CD

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Cinematic Turn

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believer

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The Believer: The 2005 Music Issue

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