“There’s something electric and urgent driving Tender Heart. A profound album. It’s like poetry...beaming joyful, unfettered love out to the rest of us.”

“Intimate and confessional, but never self-pitying or Indulgent. Tender Heart is subtlety and grace. Dyson’s lyrics verge on stand-alone poetry.”

“Mia Dyson may have found her true voice. The Australian artist returns with an album stuffed with bluesy-rock numbers, the sort that flow from a songwriter in tune with herself.”

“Five brand-new songs from Mia Dyson, recorded in Nashville with Joe Pisapia.”

“Mia re-imagines two Leonard Cohen songs, exploring the range and depth of a master songwriter and cultural treasure. ”

“This is a career-defining record for Dyson…her music will linger in people’s hearts long after it has stopped playing (★★★★)”

“The sensitivity and passion in Mia’s stellar vocal and guitar performances outshines the often-times weighty subject matter, reminding us that not only is music an important vehicle for revealing the injustices of life but also a primary means for providing comfort from them. Everybody might be ‘Going Down’, but it’s important to make sure we are goin’ down smilin’.”

“Parking Lots (Revisited) is included a digital download with any CD or LP purchase of Parking Lots.

Recorded in Ojai, CA at Echo Magic, these intimate reinterpretations range from Mia’s gorgeous stripped down piano performance of “Choose” to a rhythmic, bouncing take on “Rivers Wide” with a stop by the Old Bar for a swampy blues exploration of “Parking Lots”.

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“A gorgeous slice of Dyson’s soulful magic, which, coupled with her exemplary axewomanship, combines to create a remarkable work.”

“… a stark, soulful wonder, driven by her husky temptress of a voice and her very spare, very bluesy guitar picking and strumming.”