Amber Rubarth

"I was attracted by the honesty and the humor in a song by Amber Rubarth... This one had charm and a story that drew me in... The title is appropriate, it's called "You Will Love This Song." -NPR "All Songs Considered" - NPR "All Songs Considered"

"She was fantastic. I saw first hand why she has over 400,000 page views and counting on her MySpace profile. She is a gifted songwriter with a terrific stage presence who will no doubt continue to woo fans from coast to coast. " - Earvolution.Com

"You will leave with a crush on her.." - BOSTON GLOBE

“Excellent mastery of the guitar, equally impressive on piano.. and a soaring voice that can belt out any tune. As she continues to hone her craft and grow, she may become unstoppable.” - MUSIC CONNECTION

"Bay Area-bred Rubarth is a young twenty-something who started playing guitar only three years ago, but her first album will surely have you fooled. Her unique blend of folk, soul and pop is smooth, smooth, smooth – and the lyrics are wise beyond her years. Put "You+Me" and "Amazing" on repeat, and relax." - The Owl Mag - The Owl Mag

AMBER RUBARTH (from Rebel Spirit Music Series)
"Every so often an artist arrives with a lyrical ability to convey the simplest of things. With Amber Rubarth it's all
in the detail. Refreshingly unique in her styling, Rubarth has built
an eclectic collection of songs from the fun and frivolous to the raw
and destructive - her voice knows no bounds where genre is concerned.
But it's in her lyrics where the most satisfaction is found. Inspired
by the works of Paul Simon and Leonard Cohen, her musings on life are delightful in their innocence and have the capacity to appeal to the
most diverse audience. It's this very trait that bodes for a very
promising future in which Rubarth will continue to break moulds."
- Joel Crane NME, Q, Mojo (UK) - - Joel Crane (NME, Q, Mojo (UK)) as seen on RebelSpiritMusic.com

Her voice is that of an angel, and her guitar playing is that of a saint. If saints could play jazz guitar really, really well.
Her voice hits highs and lows with seemingly little difficulty, jumping between registers as if they were mere stairs to her apartment. The instrumentation includes her obvious guitar and piano playing, but includes drums, acoustic and electric bass, cello, trumpet, so on and so on. Different each and every song. Like the music, which varies from jazz standards in one song, to a much poppier, upbeat, almost country tune on the next. She is independent, which strikes home with me and makes her an instant hit in my cd collection. Speaking of the CD, did I mention the case? It's steel. That's right, a steel tin, housing an interesting shaped lyric sheet and the glorious release that is Something New. Please, go to this underground musicians website and check it out. I promise, you will appreciate it.

Sheltons's Single of the Week: Amber Rubarth's "Drifting" - John Shelton Ivany's TOP 21

Like childhood doodles that progress to sophomoric watercolor strokes, and finally, mature oil portraits, Amber Rubarth has created a musical life sketchbook with New Green Lines, the follow-up to her 2005 debut, Something New.

With sometimes beautiful, sometimes quirky, always charming vocals, and lyrics that touch upon everything from love, to loss, to laundry, to crabs with "funny shells," Rubarth takes simplicity, paints it boldly on canvas, coats it with a shine of optimism, and allows it to dry by sunlight. The result is an album that exudes the color, creativity, innocence, and natural beauty that has gotten lost amidst the often-dark portrait of contemporary female singer/songwriters.

Relying heavily on acoustic folk influences, but dabbling in rhythmic drums, charming piano plunks, sliding electric guitars, jazzy vocals, and the slow, sad drawl of the violin, each of the twelve tracks contains a personality of its own, and while it can musically be deemed sophomoric, Rubarth's keen ability to write about the quiet hopes and secret longings every person feels but never dares to share, will reach listeners on the emotional level that the music itself can't quite evoke.

New Green Lines is all the vulnerable moments we share with our journals, the quiet Sunday mornings we spend dreaming as the sun rises, and the heartbreaks we learn to laugh about years later. With just one listen, this album will win your heart.

- Alyssa Coluccio - The Owl Mag

"What Rubarth has accomplished in the past four years is notable.... Natural. Maybe that’s the Rubarth secret. Fans, musicians, gigs, MySpace downloads come to her because she’s a natural." - BOSTON HERALD

"Best new artist at this year's Folk Alliance Conference!" -- Gene Shay of WXPN, after hearing ambeR Rubarth play her song "Unfinished Art." - Gene Shay (WXPN)