Asheville-native Chambliss' bright, warm, girly voice recalls Julianna Hatfield working a plush, piano-rock vibe."
~ Chris Parker, Creative Loafing Charlotte
Chambliss is...romantic, but there's edginess between the lines.
~Alli Marshall, Mountain Xpress
a keyboard wizard who makes one piano sound like two
Oh, what a lovely voice! Chambliss' singing holds heaven and hell in equal measure: Sweet, breathy highs swoop south across a single note into broken-hearted phrasing that will eat your cynicism for breakfast. Comparisons (Sarah McLachlan-like beauty meets Rickie Lee Jones' melancholic cool?) ultimately fail; Chambliss' gift is too complex. Sadly for Asheville, she's soon to be some other city's treasure: Chambliss leaves next month for Berklee School of Music. Here's hoping that theory-fixated Boston college doesn't hamper her outrageous gifts: Chambliss' piano playing is accomplished and emotive; she composes with a sweeping, beautiful authority; she doesn't skimp on hooks; she's blessed with an intuitive understanding of harmony; and, yes, she's got that voice. Her Bele Chere show heralds the release of her sophomore effort, In This Ocean. See her play, or risk an "I told you so" once her future ignites somewhere else. ~Frank Rabey--Mountain Xpress, Asheville, NC