Formerly half of the gently psychedelic indie-folk duo Azure Ray, Maria Taylor steps up to a full-time solo career with the exquisite LYNN TEETER FLOWER. Stripping away Azure Ray's dreamy keyboards and electronics in favor of an old-fashioned live-band sound akin to Cat Power's THE GREATEST, these 11 songs are a quirky personal take on country-tinged, southern-gothic pop. Highlights include a duet with Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst, "The Ballad of Sean Foley," and the mildly eccentric title track.

Rolling Stone (p.86) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[P]retty singer-songwriter fare with spare, delicate backup and dashes of Seventies navel-gazing."

Spin (p.96) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[H]er vocals are both pitch-perfect and emotionally resonant....Taylor is in no way diminished by her guests' bigger shadows."

Alternative Press (p.183) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[With] more subtle ornamentation and experimentation....She weaves through genres with her harmonic sensibilities and pop vision intact."

Magnet (p.112) - "LYNN TEETER FLOWER takes some chances....But there's plenty to love for old-schoolers, too."

No Depression (p.124) - "Foremost is Taylor's innate sense for beguiling melodies, which she weaves into songs both simple and complex in their arrangements."