Excerpt from Lambda Publication Outlines - June 2, 1999 by Gregg Shaprio

We´ll know that the female presence in folk­ based music has reached its pinnacle when Madonna, the touchstone of contemporary musical culture, releases an entire album of acoustic folk tunes. Until that time, there are still plenty of other albums to choose from by artists whose time to shine has come. Kendall Jane Meade, the songwriter and vocalist at the helm of Mascott, and their five­ song EP Electric Poems (Le Grand Magistery), has three names like fellow­ folkie Mary Lou Lord, and even suggests Lord on the stunning track "Sundown." However, on the other four tracks, Meade is very much her own person. On "Eyes" and "Waiting Awhile," Meade´s sweetly breathy vocals are supported by her skeletal organ playing, and a bass and drums. "Dead End Romeo" is both retro and very modern with its drum machine and keyboards, while the disc´s closer, the stripped down "Baby, Go Away" (street sounds mixed with Meade´s vocals and acoustic guitar) made me think of the gorgeous Aluminum Group song "Greenstreet."