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"Mal Blum's whimsical, melodic songs have been garnering her a devoted group of followers over the past several years. Like many songwriters of her caliber, Blum's strength lies in her words. She's willing to name-drop Harry Potter, toss a nod to vegans, or place her character in the throes of seafood poisoning - always with engaging lyrical imagery. While the songs themselves rarely address gender empowerment issues in an overt way, the discerning listener can pick out the themes. Blum's shows often serve as bonding experiences for fans with similar social concerns." - Ben Krieger (Deli Mag)
"Mal Blum's arrival on the indie scene gives us all hope for the future of smart music." - Melissa Ferrick
"The thing about Mal’s songs is that they will rip your heart out of your fucking chest but also will make you laugh at the same time." - Chris Gethard (The Chris Gethard Show)
"Mal Blum pushes the boundaries of what a genre is and what it can be." -Gina Mamone (Riot Grrrl Ink)
"Mal's songs are loaded with charm and emotional depth, rich in melody and total lyrical ear candy." -Bitch
Mal Blum writes tongue-in-cheek songs often filled with feelings, travel stories and/or anthropomorphic metaphors. Her music is best described as containing elements from folk, punk, and anti-folk genres. Reviewers say: "[songs]so sincere that you want to make her tell you all the stories behind them" - The Ruckus Blog and "full of humor and sweetness[...]here to make you appreciate the little things more" -Deli Magazine
Mal Blum is a songwriter and performer based in Brooklyn, NY. She started making music as a tenderhearted teenager with a bit of hutzpah and a love for words and now tours the country writing self-referential songs about it and other things while trying to connect with people, yknow? She has supported national artists in her years on earth including (one-offs) Jeffrey Lewis, Amanda Palmer, Bitch, Kaia Wilson, Hammell On Trial, and Kimya Dawson as well as folk rocker Melissa Ferrick on her fall 2009, and winter/spring 2010 tours. Her music has been featured on MTV'S LOGO (voted a top ten video of the year), in numerous music blogs and publications and was once named Kill Rock Stars' "Demo of The Week" in a blog somewhere. Mal has been touring in 2012 to promote her third full length album, Every Time You Go Somewhere and recording a new full length/full band studio album for 2013.
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Mal graduated cum laude from SUNY Purchase College where she studied Music Production, Spanish and Gender Studies. Mal likes good manners, new jersey diners, popcorn flavored jelly beans, making music, playing shows, and meeting new friends. You should introduce a friend or two to Mal's music. Mal would like to play at your college, venue, event, house party, and bar or bat (or bnai!) mitzvah. Mal would like to high five you. L'chaim! **To bring Mal Blum to your venue, private event or college campus, contact: booking[at]malblum[dot]com** (replace [at] and [dot])
