Skillfully maneuvering lush vocals around her unique guitar rhythms, Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Jen Murdza has taken peers and critics by surprise with her eye-catching performances and unconventional songwriting style.
".I got to see [Jen Murdza's] set and I thought it was really amazing. It's really nice to see another girl singing really big and singing loud who's influenced by country and rock-n- roll.we may kidnap her and take her on the rest of the tour with us." - Brandi Carlile
Boston-raised Murdza presents a unique songwriting style based on an ironic marriage of somber lyrics and playful, rhythmic grooves. Murdza blurs genres like no other. Her final sound is a foot-stomping mix of soul, pop, country, and jazz tied together by her "strikingly supple voice" as described by The Boston Herald
With the release of her first full-length album Reboundin' in 2007, Murdza received rave reviews and an array of exciting opportunities including a Boston Music Award nomination for Best New Act, The Starbucks/NEMO Music Makers semi finals, The Mountain Stage Northeast Regional finals, appearances on FOX25, New England Cable News, CBS-4, plays on Boston's Mix 98.5, 92.5 WXRV (The River) , XM Satellite Radio's "Artist Of The Week", write-ups in The Boston Globe, and opportunties to open shows for international recording artists Brandi Carlile, Mark Ballas, James Hunter, Dave Mason, Joe Bonamassa, and The Subdudes among others.
With her sophomore release Good Little Worker Bees (2009), it is clear that Murdza has found her songwriting niche.
The Boston Globe writes, "Soulful standout Jen Murdza has beaten the pack by continually defying genres."
With her first track "All These Little Voices", Jen bursts out of the gate with an upbeat acoustic-pop/vaudeville anthem, and urges her listeners to tune out the constant barrage of advice and opinion and learn to follow their heart.
Even in her smoky blues ballad "Lonely", Murdza may be painfully recognizing her inability to let her walls down, but still ends the song with a zealous ".I've got to try to let some love in." The album's title comes from a lyric in the song "Unwind", a retro-soul track that gently reminds us all to take time to let go and relax.
Like her previous release, Bees is laden with instantly catchy melodies, powerful ballads and deep lyrical content, but the message is hope. And she leaves listeners feeling that there is always a silver lining to be found.
