New York Times Weighs in with Excellent Review of Danielia Cotton’s ‘Rare Child’

5/19/08- Danielia Cotton has earned near-universal acclaim for ‘Rare Child,’ her gritty, bluesy collection of rock songs reflecting her roots in the small rural town of Hopewell, NJ.. Here’s a sample of what writers are saying about the album:

"Blaring, guitar-charged, Southern-rooted rock that links her to Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Black Crowes, Janis Joplin, Aerosmith and the rockier side of Bonnie Raitt. She’s a belter who can hold back or work her way up to a gospelly blues-rock shout, and in the songs she writes with her band’s brawny guitar riffs, she grapples with the road, salvation, holding on and letting go."- Jon Pareles, New York Times

"There is such a strong classic-rock/classic-R&B flavor to her music that the songs seem instantly familiar."- Jay Lustig, Newark Star Ledger

"She has a big voice - strong, clear and well-rounded - that commands attention for self-penned songs that burn with defiance and self-determination. Cotton… reveals all the soul beneath the strength." – Nick Cristiano, Philadelphia Inquirer

"Blues-inflected guitars, a thick rock groove, and the New Jersey native’s big, gorgeous howl."- Katie Hasty, Billboard

"With one foot in hard rock and the other in soul-funk, she rocks like the female Lenny Kravitz."- Thor Christensen, Dallas Morning News

"If she continues to turn out albums as gripping as Rare Child, then we hope she won’t remain a cult heroine much longer." - James Porter, Time Out Chicago

Danielia Cotton performs at Sullivan Hall in NYC on May 20, and will tour extensively throughout the summer.