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“MEGAN BRICKWOOD self- releases her second EP, Fifth Mile, a folksy acoustic four track collection that opens with the suitably rippling fingerpicked ‘Trinity River Blues’ which highlights her Nick Drake open tuning influences, followed by the rolling rhythms of self-assertive kiss-off ‘You’ll Never Find A Girl Like Me’, the Mary Chapin Carpenter-coloured letter to her younger self ‘Hey Little Darling’ to not lose heart and the moody piano-accompanied, rumbling percussion ethereal title track which harks to the vintage Laurel Canyon days.”
– Folking
Born and raised in rural Northern California, Megan Brickwood’s artistic journey has taken her across the West Coast, from Shasta County to Los Angeles to the Seattle area in search of new sounds and musical ventures.
Her debut EP, Where the Wind Lays Heavy, was recorded in Los Angeles and released in 2020. In 2021, she connected with producer Ryan Hadlock and traveled to Bear Creek Studio in Woodinville, Washington, to record the four tracks that would become her second EP, Fifth Mile, working with an incredible team of local musicians to bring the songs to life with a full spectrum of acoustic and electric sounds. In autumn of 2022, she returned to Bear Creek with the same team to record five additional songs, making her first full album.
Megan’s musical style is distinguished by a nuanced blend of influences from American roots and folk music, blues, and rock. Influenced by lyricists like Joni Mitchell and Aimee Mann, her songs examine the depths of the human condition, searching for truth and beauty while paying homage to her rural northern roots and tales of the road less traveled.
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