Change

"Den danske jazzsangerinde Mette Juul har fortjent fået international opmærksomhed og kritikerros for sine første udgivelser, [hvor hun optrådte] med overraskende autoritet og respektindgydende sidemen som Ambrose Akinmusire og Palle Mikkelborg. På (...) Change medvirker foruden nøglefiguren Heine Hansen blandt andre de lige så respektindgydende sidemen Lars Danielsson, Ulf Wakenius og Gilad Hekselman. Det man må forstå ud af disse tre navne er, at Mette Juuls vokal på det nye album især akkompagneres af guitar og bas. Og vel at mærke akkompagneres i internationalt format. De originale sange og amerikanske og brasilianske standards følges således til dørs af virkelig dygtige musikere. Men centralt i oplevelsen står alligevel danske Mette Juuls egen sjælfulde vokal, hendes karakteristiske ro og meget enkle udtryk ... Noget ud over det sædvanlige".

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"Juul is not only a lucid interpreter of songs, she also knows how to put them together ... Every song on the album reflects processes of change from day to night, loving to leaving and youth to adulthood ... If "Young Song" says that "true love is not for lazy lovers / who seek oblivion and ecstasy," the song "It Might Be Time to Say Goodbye" tells the story of someone who is seduced by the constant romantic craving of sensory oblivion and ecstasy: "There are things I long to try / life I must explore alone." As a consequence, a true love might be lost as the lyric realizes in the end: "This might be the dumbest thing I'll ever do / might never find someone / sweet as you." The song is a highlight among a string of uniformly great songs penned by Juul that don't need to blush in the company of Jobim and Cole Porter ... "Change" is nothing short of a major musical accomplishment from Juul that hopefully will expand her circle of listeners".

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"Mette Juul er en fornem vokalist. Hendes stemme er på en gang sart og kraftfuld, og hendes frasering sidder lige i skabet ... Hun synger meget to the point, og det er der grund til at rose ... Hendes seneste cd, efter den gode 'There Is a Song' fra 2015, byder på et stort dusin numre, der for halvdelens vedkommende er af hendes egen og samarbejdspartneres hånd, mens resten er skrevet af folk som Cole Porter og Antonio Carlos Jobim ... Akkompagnementet er intet mindre end fornemt".

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"As subjective as attraction to any particular voice can be, there are some singers whose instrument is so pure, unaffected and tuneful that it's hard to imagine anyone not being drawn to them. Call it vocal charisma. Danish singer Mette Juul has an exceptionally intimate and unadorned voice, spotlighted on Change by her decision to position herself in the company of four string players. Few vocalists can sing so softly and conversationally while staying in tune and projecting so consistently. And when she soars into full voice, as on Gene Lees's lyrics to Jobim's "Double Rainbow," it sounds effortles ... Recorded by Juul herself in her home and at studios in New York and Sweden, Change shows depth and heart, and makes for an outstanding headphone listening experience".