“Do you know who can really sing? Maidin. The singer possesses a heartbroken voice - a communicator’s voice - and she stays present to the nuances of her melodies and the meaning of her lovelorn lyrics throughout her performances. In concert, Maidin has lately been appearing with an electric violinist who echoes her phrasing and a sensitive, sympathetic rhythm section. As all Joni-loving songwriters must, she accompanies herself on a Martin acoustic guitar. Phoebe Bridgers is an obvious comparison and an model for her engrossing music, but in practice, her full-throated singing and sharply-worded rebukes to those who’ve let her down (including herself) make her more like a homegrown answer to Jensen McRae. ”