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September, 2004
Violet is currently in the studio putting the final touches on their second full-length CD, slated for release in Spring 2005.

April 29, 2002
NY Rocks christens Violets debut as eclectic...post modern folk

"The Martyr Song" is included on "COAST TO COAST", a new compilation put together by German record label JARMUSIC...
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April 29, 2002
"We Both Know It's Out There" chosen as one of Cosmik Debris' Top Five Releases of 2001

The opener would lead you to think the disc is going to be a folky foray of introspective, haunting numbers...
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April 29, 2002
"The Martyr Song" is included on "COAST TO COAST"

"The Martyr Song" is included on "COAST TO COAST", a new compilation put together by German record label JARMUSIC...
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December 1, 2001
Songwriter Monthly says listening to "We Both Know It's Out There"makes you feel part of something larger...something good."

Violet is a folky, breeze warbling in from the north...
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December 1, 2001
According to Wahine magazine Violet's debut is "in a category by itself...artsy, intelligent, sophisticated, well made music."

Brooklyn duo Meredith Minogue and Jim Barry blend folk and new wave into what they call "aggressive acoustic music..."
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December 1, 2001
Violet's song "Gift" is featured on Pop Culture Press's music sampler, issue #52.
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November 13, 2001
WTC Benefit Concert by NYC Indie Bands Raises Nearly $10,000 for Families of Port Authority Police Officers

Five New York City independent bands united for a recent benefit concert that raised...
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October 16, 2001
NYC INDIE MUSICIANS UNITE IN BENEFIT FOR WORLD TRADE CENTER VICTIMS

New York City-based independent musicians will gather together for a night of song and support for the victims of the World Trade Center attacks...
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August 27, 2001
The NY POST's Mary Huhn called "We Both Know It's Out There" "easy going, but not easy listening."

Brooklyn husband-and-wife duo Violet-singer/guitarist Meredith Minogue and Jim Barry, who plays everything...
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August 15, 2001
Cosmik Debris says "We Both Know It's Out There" will be on my clipboard for consideration come Top Five Picks Of TheYear."

Meredith Minogue could bring you to tears singing wordlessly and a cappella...
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August 7 , 2001
Brooklyn Rail raves Violet's songs capture a whole set of feelings, each quite memorable in its way.

Violet is a mostly acoustic duo memorable for its folk-pop melodies and warmly lyrical voice of singer Meredith Minogue...
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July 10 , 2001
Violet picked as an elite artist on The Global Muse

Singer/Songwriter sensibility and purity with a strong pop/rock appeal...
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June 26 , 2001
Performing Songwriter Magazine selects "We Both Know It's Out There" as a Top Do It Yourself Release! The magazine is available on newstands everywhere.

Violet's music is sophisticated and persuasive with an ability to be breezy and serious at the same moment...
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June 4 , 2001
Waterfront Week proclaims Violet as Williamsburg's Newest Hitmakers!

Williamsburg's Newest Hitmakers!!! Yes, in a better reality than the one we're currently stuck in, Violet would have that appellation stuck on them, and they'd deserve it.
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May 21, 2001
Splendid Magazine calls Violet's debut "a personal, straitforward album....with a song for every mood"

Over the course of ten inertly different tracks, Violet establish themselves as a band that's almost defiantly difficult to categorize. Beginning with the opening "My Blue Son", with its haunting vocals and admittedly Nick Drake-influenced style, Violet hops energetically between genres. It work beautifully...
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May 16, 2001
Bangsheet Magazine calls "We Both Know It's Out There" "haunting" and includes it in their article about the new breed of "quiet" records

Adam Lasus produces Violet's "We Both Know It's Out There" with his usual deft touch...
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May, 2001
"Twilight Sleep" to be featured on MAGNET. Sampler available through MAGNET Magazine.
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May 1, 2001
Violet launches new Web site designed by Gesso.
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April 14, 2001
The Musician's Resource describes "We Both Know It's Out There" as "engaging and well-crafted"

Violet is a male/female duo that includes Meredith Minogue (vocals, guitar) and Jim Barry (guitar and various string instruments). Formed in 1994, Violet have followed their collective influences to create...
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April 14, 2001
Violet's new CD "We Both Know It's Out There" receives 5 stars from The Global Muse.com

The Global Muse Indie Music Newsletter is considered by many to be "The Voice of the Indie Artists!" In his review, Michael Allison describes Violet as...
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April 2 , 2001
Top Designer Frank Olinsky Features Violet Artwork on His Site

Frank has designed CD packages for Smashing Pumpkins, REM, Natalie Merchant and now Violet.
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March 26, 2001
90.7 FM WFUV plays "The Martyr Song"
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