Best Cleveland Albums of 2014 featuring Jessica Lea Mayfield

We’ve been fans of Kent-based singer-songwriter Jessica Lea Mayfield since the days when she used to record and tour as Chittlin. Last year, she issued her terrific new album, Make My Head Sing, on ATO Records, a label with national distribution. She and bassist/husband Jesse Newport recorded it down in Nashville. The first single “Oblivious,” a noisy track that sounds a bit like a cross between the Black Keys and Neil Young, was so anticipated, Rolling Stone magazine premiered it. Mayfield performs tonight at Mahall's at a concert acknowledging her achievement. (Niesel)