Now at age 26, New Zealand singer/songwriter Jamie McDell has achieved a pr… Read Full Bio ↴Now at age 26, New Zealand singer/songwriter Jamie McDell has achieved a prolific amount for someone so young. Being signed to EMI at age 16 sparked the beginning of a successful musical journey, making Jamie McDell a household name across the nation. With the release of her debut album ‘Six Strings and a Sailboat’, she went on to achieve Gold album sales, receive three NZ Music Award nominations, winning Best Pop Album of 2013. Her sophomore record ‘Ask Me Anything’ gained global attention, seeing album track ‘Moon Shines Red’ featured on American TV series Pretty Little Liars. A lot was going on for the young songwriter throughout her formative years.
2018 marked McDell’s return with an independently-released record that celebrates her musical roots and the sounds of her upbringing. This new recorded project came together between Auckland, New Zealand and Nashville, Tennessee where she recorded the tracks with Australian award-winner producer Nash Chambers. The record features a hearty cast of country music legends including Kasey Chambers, Bill Chambers and Tami Neilson.
It was the music of her childhood that would form the fundamental elements of what excited her about songwriting the most - an honest vocal, lots of acoustic guitar and deep storytelling. At age 7, while living aboard a yacht in the Mediterranean, when McDell wrote her first song. On that yacht lived a small collection of her parents’ favourite tapes, including albums by Jimmy Buffett, John Denver and James Taylor, which the young McDell formed a particularly strong bond with. She fondly remembers watching her parents perform Jimmy Buffett duets - and occasionally chiming in, learning how to harmonize vocally with her mother. An eager learner, McDell picked up the guitar after studying her fathers’ John Denver chord book collection and has never looked back.
In March 2017, McDell booked a trip to Nashville for a change of scenery and to connect with the environment that birthed the country/folk music of her youth. There she wrote the songs that would make up the fabric for her upcoming record.
Later that year, twelve songs (written solely by McDell) were recorded in two days with full band at House Of Blues, Studio D in Nashville, with Chambers at the helm. Recording this way would boil up feelings of nostalgia for McDell, who’s very first recording experience took place at Auckland’s York Street studios in the same vein.
“This is the closest thing I’ve done to a live record,” McDell says. “I enjoy playing and singing in the same room as everyone, recording full takes, celebrating the liveliness of the players and accepting mistakes or imperfections as a special and important part of the body of work.”
On this new record, McDell’s vocals are the most raw and vulnerable they have ever been - powerful and honest - and reflect her core listening inspirations which include Patty Griffin and Alison Krauss. Her Margaritaville-infused childhood sneaks through in humorous lines like “scared of looking crazy, she opens up a bottle of wine, forgets about her baby and looks to have a hell of a time.”
This new album also marks McDell’s second independent release since going independent from 2016 - the first being a debut album, written/performed with her younger sister Tessa as Dunes. This record has been personally hand-crafted from the ground up, with McDell overseeing everything from the writing, creation, promotion and release. She also creates the visual artwork herself, as a graphic designer by day.
Putting the overall feeling of the album into words isn’t easy, but McDell reflects on the personal challenge of leaving the comfort of home to write something that was honest and true.
“Nashville was me getting out of my comfort zone and finding my way back to it. I like to write songs quickly and alone and quite frankly when I feel like it, and I think being away from home helped me get back to that headspace,”
“The listener is getting a sincerely true collection of stories that haven’t been tampered with since they were written. They are exactly what I felt like saying/singing at the time - raw, unpolished
and deeply honest.”
2018 marked McDell’s return with an independently-released record that celebrates her musical roots and the sounds of her upbringing. This new recorded project came together between Auckland, New Zealand and Nashville, Tennessee where she recorded the tracks with Australian award-winner producer Nash Chambers. The record features a hearty cast of country music legends including Kasey Chambers, Bill Chambers and Tami Neilson.
It was the music of her childhood that would form the fundamental elements of what excited her about songwriting the most - an honest vocal, lots of acoustic guitar and deep storytelling. At age 7, while living aboard a yacht in the Mediterranean, when McDell wrote her first song. On that yacht lived a small collection of her parents’ favourite tapes, including albums by Jimmy Buffett, John Denver and James Taylor, which the young McDell formed a particularly strong bond with. She fondly remembers watching her parents perform Jimmy Buffett duets - and occasionally chiming in, learning how to harmonize vocally with her mother. An eager learner, McDell picked up the guitar after studying her fathers’ John Denver chord book collection and has never looked back.
In March 2017, McDell booked a trip to Nashville for a change of scenery and to connect with the environment that birthed the country/folk music of her youth. There she wrote the songs that would make up the fabric for her upcoming record.
Later that year, twelve songs (written solely by McDell) were recorded in two days with full band at House Of Blues, Studio D in Nashville, with Chambers at the helm. Recording this way would boil up feelings of nostalgia for McDell, who’s very first recording experience took place at Auckland’s York Street studios in the same vein.
“This is the closest thing I’ve done to a live record,” McDell says. “I enjoy playing and singing in the same room as everyone, recording full takes, celebrating the liveliness of the players and accepting mistakes or imperfections as a special and important part of the body of work.”
On this new record, McDell’s vocals are the most raw and vulnerable they have ever been - powerful and honest - and reflect her core listening inspirations which include Patty Griffin and Alison Krauss. Her Margaritaville-infused childhood sneaks through in humorous lines like “scared of looking crazy, she opens up a bottle of wine, forgets about her baby and looks to have a hell of a time.”
This new album also marks McDell’s second independent release since going independent from 2016 - the first being a debut album, written/performed with her younger sister Tessa as Dunes. This record has been personally hand-crafted from the ground up, with McDell overseeing everything from the writing, creation, promotion and release. She also creates the visual artwork herself, as a graphic designer by day.
Putting the overall feeling of the album into words isn’t easy, but McDell reflects on the personal challenge of leaving the comfort of home to write something that was honest and true.
“Nashville was me getting out of my comfort zone and finding my way back to it. I like to write songs quickly and alone and quite frankly when I feel like it, and I think being away from home helped me get back to that headspace,”
“The listener is getting a sincerely true collection of stories that haven’t been tampered with since they were written. They are exactly what I felt like saying/singing at the time - raw, unpolished
and deeply honest.”
When It Rains
Jamie McDell Lyrics
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10feethigh - Smoke Dread Woo, nigga, fuck nigga Fuck is wrong with niggas? Nigg…
Amanda Palmer Vermillion Lies & The Builders and the Butchers Day by day I'll grow Stretching bone over bone Pushing you o…
Andre Merritt I believe in love, I believe in trust. I believe in…
andrea.miranda When the sins of my father Weigh down in my soul And…
Arbi When push comes to shove Will you forget my love Don't you…
Ashatree 너는 참 못됐었는데 아프게 했는데 다시 또 생각나서 마음이 흔들린 건지 (hah-ah) 울적해진 건지…
Ashley Simone When it rains when it rains when it rains Ahh When it…
Atlas. We don't speak the same words I'm lost, lost in the…
BTOB-BLUE Loyalty over love And that blood I'll die for When it rain…
CA$PAR And that's CA$PAR Life's like a movie and its gonna win…
Chase & Status & BackRoad Gee I, I, I On the back of the roads When it rains…
Chloe Berry And when it rains it pours And I’ll shut all the…
CLNY Ya hips swirl when you walk girl I like dat shit I…
Czheck They say that it hurts but it helps…
Dag Savage Yeah, it's like I'm missing your touch All alone i…
Darryl Williams And when it rains, On this side of town it touches,…
David M. Bailey Farmer says to his neighbor down the road you know the…
Davina Hmmm, hmmmm, hmmmm uh (when it rains) Baby, I call your name…
Drake Feat. Kanye West Roll some, think I’ll roll some To know some, if we…
Drake Ft Kanye West Roll some, think I'll roll some To know some, if we…
E. Bland [Intro] cyy [Chorus] I can't lie I can't lie I can't take t…
Ebony Bones! Yeah, it′s 50 One shot, one kill, what's the deal? Yeah, wha…
Eli Young Band I've me skies of black and blue, the way you…
Elvis Presley You know what it takes, You've got it, baby. You…
Emo Side Project its raining no its pouring outside and it won't seem…
F.I.N Getting dressed again to drive downtown Last night I only sl…
Felicia Rose I'm swimming toward the Ocean floor What else could I do To …
Git Fresh | www.Marvin-Vibez.in You will not shake me You will not break me I'll make…
Gretchen Wilson [Chorus:] When it rains I pour a couple more rounds 'Til the…
hi-def When it's springtime in the Rockies I am coming back to…
Hiki Rain comes falling down Sun hid by clouds It looks like sky…
JEONG SEWOON 습관처럼 틀어 놓은 TV 일기 예보는 오늘 하루 종일 비가 온대 그날처럼 예고…
Jim & Melissa Brady I get the blues when it rains the blues I…
John Lewitt I've been around your love for awhile now It's hard to…
Julz West I got home just before the rain It would stop and…
Junie & TheHutFriends When it rains It pours When it rains So I thought I told…
Kid Rock Like a deer in the headlights, I stood frozen in…
L-Tido I make it rain on these bitches, what the fuck…
Lari White (Lari White) He'd had some time He'd been doing fine He cou…
Leellamarz 비 내리면 걸어요 가던 길을 멈춰서 한없이 맑은 하늘을 기다려요 비 내리면 오나요 그렇다면 내려요 가끔은…
Limp Bizkit I've never waited so long I'm not expecting a thing Somethin…
Lindsay Phillips The black gate is open Rabid hordes issue through The clock …
Mal Hombre When will you come to kiss this wound I broke it…
Maria Mena When it rains Do you sleep through it? Do you face the…
Meg Hutchinson When it rains I paint your front door red Warm has…
Mr. Popular I never wanted to be lonely, only wanted you here The…
My Little Memory 비가 오면 생각이 나는 그때 그렇게 나를 떠나간 그대를 그리워하는 나의 마음에도 이…
My My I just drank a bunch of Molotov cocktails So Meet me…
N.J.E I always dip all the slick innuendos Never stay mad, all…
N/a & The RPI Meet somebody who will stand by me Through the good times…
Nadia Ali What a mark carved on my heart I was struck by…
Nasson WHEN IT RAINS There's venom in the roots that we've been pu…
P.E I can only write when it rains these days There are…
P.E.O [Intro] cyy [Chorus] I can't lie I can't lie I can't take t…
P.e.ø I can only write when it rains these days There are…
Paramore And when it rains on this side of town It touches…
Pink Turns Blue You have turned to the right frequency On your radio Now…
R. W. Hampton Shawty really fucking with the vibe yeah yeah I don't really…
Rain and Chill 脚下是最新的狠货 你得不到 身边是靠谱的homeboy 你预料不到 赚钱是轻松的工作 你办不到 击垮那些faker&am…
rishi k. Luôn bên em là tôi Lâu nay không chút thay đổi Thế…
Roseblud You returned back to me with raindrops on your face Your…
ruti When it rains Dreaming in the day again Scared of everythin…
SaffeK Well I guess I'm lonely It itches itches in my mind Grasps…
saib. Chove chuva Chove sem parar Chove chuva Chove sem parar Poi…
Savoy Brown You left me baby, and I know the reasons why The…
Shin Jung-hyun and The Music Power 그리워, 보고 싶어 잘 지내란 말이 무색해질 만큼 오랜 시간 함께해온 추억들이 한…
Silent Screams When it rains, it fucking pours And as far as i…
Smoke Dread Woo, nigga, fuck nigga Fuck is wrong with niggas? Nigg…
Stray & Frederic Robinson I don't get how it's so easy for you to…
Sven U.K. Feels like the only time I'm running through the yellow…
T.O.K. Mponye quiso bando, quiso bando Quiso bando, quiso bando Mpo…
Ten Ten Say she love me I don't know what she means Bet…
The Barnes Family Luther Barnes Deborah Barnes Rev. F.C. Barnes Didn't know it would be our last goodbye Didn't think that…
The Builders and the Butchers Day by day I'll grow Stretching bone over bone Pushing you o…
The Folk Broken windows and empty hallways A pale dead moon in the…
Threat {*radio dial being tuned*} ".. we'll have a high of fifty-ni…
Tink Drip, drip, drip, drip When it's dark outside and my body…
Trapt Throw stones at a house of glass Pointing the finger, laying…
Tristan Prettyman Maybe I'm changing Maybe I'm so impatient Maybe I just don't…
Tyler Martell Welcome to unenthused high crime rate toxicity rules Blind l…
Valiant There's always time for you, I'm always merry Bottoms up my…
Various Artists Won't decide, but he won't debate Said, "Thanks my friend," …
W.A.L.K.E.R. Shawty really fucking with the vibe yeah yeah I don't really…
Wen If you close your eyes , the dream could last…
Wilson Gretchen [Chorus:] When it rains I pour a couple more rounds 'Til the…
Zoka the Author Yeah there's no love Lost it's just misplaced Try uproot me…
⎳Paramore And when it rains on this side of town It touches…
비투비-블루 빗소리에 눈을 떠보니 조금 늦은 시간이네요 구름이 해님을 가려서 햇살이 비추지 않았죠 이렇게 어두운…
비투비-블루 (BTOB-BLUE) Loyalty over love And that blood I'll die for When it rain…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Jamie McDell:
Angel Never-ending, always in my heart Unworthy feeling whenever …
Back Of My Mind Livin' for the love and take it and no there's…
Baggage Claim Morning light on the freeway Coming home again Another broke…
Botox Everyday I look in the mirror Discover me a new set…
Boy into a Man Maybe I'm just a woman I might never understand How to…
Crash So high up, Higher than the clouds, You know its not for…
Daddy Come Pick Me Up "Daddy come pick me up I got one flat tire…
Danny's Song We came in to the harbour and I saw signs Not…
Dream Team Girl meets boy He's got a touch He asks her do you…
Dumb I’m heading down this road, I might not know which way…
Extraordinary Girl You’re hotter than the sun He will treat you like you’re…
Falling I've been pushed, I've been chained and now I'm falling…
Five Years From Now Twenty-thousand missed calls on my phone Knocking on my door…
Fly Honeys Just another vacant Sunday afternoon I turn the radio on hig…
Get Away So busy it's too much to take Can't fight this want…
God is a Woman You, you love it how I move you You love it…
Here to Stay I get stronger, in my mind, everyday You move closer and…
Know My Heart I took a fall again today Smiled but I still had…
Lie I know a girl, she's funny and she's beautiful She's in…
Life In Sunshine I know we'll be alright I'm sure this time Today it's warm…
Limousine Running I wanna play house, a million dollar game Leopard skin and…
Luck All my clothes are Spread across my bedroom floor I don′t kn…
Moon Shines Red Don't rescue me, don't rescue me Take what's left of me This…
Mother's Daughter I saw you cry when I was seventeen You saw my…
Not Ready Yet I wanna drive my car from here to California I wanna…
One Step Behind Lost in a memory hoping you'll find me Shining so bright…
Poor Boy I went to school with the sharpest of the knives…
Rewind I remember waiting for those aeroplanes to cross the sky Li…
Six Miles It seems the rains come down again a waiting room you're…
Something More I'd give anything for my mama to be happy with…
Story of John I had a story to tell him A secret I kept…
This Time Two years on the walls of going under No time for…
Where Are You Now "Where, oh where are you now? Are you strolling on those…
Wicked Man Young girl Will you every disdain your mother told you to? Y…
Worst Crime I didn't call my mama on her birthday I run a…
You'll Never Take That Away Can't you see I'm just a writer Learned enough to never…
You’ll Never Take That Away Can't you see I'm just a writer Learned enough to never…
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