Teressa Mahoney
Castle Rock, Colorado, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2017 | SELF
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Teressa Mahoney is a singer/songwriter from Colorado with nearly 30 years of experience singing. From youth group worship bands to national conventions, singing wasn't just a hobby, but a passion for Mahoney. After taking some time to focus on her marriage, children, and graphic design career, Mahoney learned how to play a guitar and started singing again, leading to an opportunity to write and record her debut EP, Made New. Mahoney establishes her sound early on; despite being a through-and-through Coloradoan, working with a producer in Nashville helped bring out the southern side of her. Warm piano, a mild twang in her voice and guitar, and the slightest bit of electric organ make for not only a contemporary pop sound, but a southern pop sound as well. "Glimpses and Shards" might be the prime example on this EP, but "Me Too" brings it back quite a bit to round it out. "Let's Start Again" is the slowest track, but it also almost reminds me of one of Third Day's epic worship anthems. Lyrically, Mahoney covers a surprising range of topics for a five-song EP. Each song has a Scriptural backing, but it's more than just a direct worship album. "I Will Listen" displays a Christlike companionship between her and a friend, in which both believers listen to each other and carry each other's burdens. Additionally, the lyrics come out of a place where Mahoney is dealing with a loved one going through a difficult time. We've all been in places where we needed a friend like this. "Sing Out Your Song" has a meaning that can be taken in two different ways, both very positive. Addressed to someone Mahoney refers to as "my girl" - presumably her daughter - the song works as both a declaration of our worth as seen in the eyes of Jesus, as well as a good song to rise above bullies and their empty words. It's a solid anthem for any young ladies struggling with either of those things. Then there's "Let's Start Again," which features some very heavy, yet humble lyrics that I strongly relate to: "This plank in my eye is blinding me to my tendency for depravity, and oh how easily I imagine myself to be somehow better than I am." Strong words, yet just the ones we need to tell ourselves before we can truly approach the throne of grace. Teressa Mahoney has done well on her first outing as a full-fledged recording artist. I imagine that radio stations would see wonderful reactions to any of these songs as singles.
- Review date: 10/4/17, written by Scott Fryberger of Jesusfreakhideout.com - Jesusfreakhideout.com
Ross Cluver March 5, 2019
Beyond, Teressa Mahoney’s highly-anticipated 2019 release, showcases her grounded, honest musical style. This record shares the gentle, kingdom-breathed tone of other christian music artists like Audrey Assad and Andrew Peterson. Beyond is available March 8 on all music platforms.
In 2017, Teressa’s pop-influenced indie/folk EP debut, Made New, garnered comparisons to Third Day for it’s anthemic soundscapes. The Narnia-inspired track “Glimpses and Shards” hit number one on Tri Lakes Radio’s Colorado Peak Sounds, striking a chord with its emphasis on bittersweet hints of heaven.
Perceptive lyrics lay bare the yearning and grappling of an earthly journey, while Teressa’s achingly-sweet vocals echo the beauty and safety of a long-awaited home. With tracks ranging from the bright and hopeful “Kairos” and “Your Beauty Fills the Night” to the stripped-down heart cry of “Save me O God,” Teressa further develops a message of redemption and rescue amid the difficult realities of life. Fans will relish her cover of Amy Grant’s 1974 and recognize Teressa’s characteristic vulnerability in “The Castle,” a song exploring walls built and torn down in relationships.
Speaking of Beyond’s themes of hope and vulnerability, Teressa says, “I have more questions than answers at this point in my life, and I have learned to relish the beauty and adventure inherent in living in that space.” A house concert is scheduled on the release day in Castle Rock, Colorado.
Beyond Track List:
1. Kairos
2. Restore (Psalm 23)
3. 1974
4. The Castle
5. Let Go
6. Save Me O God (Psalm 69)
7. Your Beauty Fills the Night
8. As You Go - CCM Magazine
Discography
Beyond, Album Released 3/2019
Kairos, Single Released 2/2019
Save Me O God, Single, Released 11/2018
Made New, EP Released 9/2017
Sing Out Your Song, Single Released 8/2017
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Teressa Mahoney has heard the roar of the waterfall and felt the buffeting of the waves, and her songs reach into the deep places, offering hope. Perceptive lyrics lay bare the yearning and grappling of an earthly journey, while Teressa’s achingly-sweet vocals echo the beauty and safety of a long-awaited home.
Teressa’s own picture of home is suffused with the gratuitous beauty of the mountains and plains of Colorado, where she lives with her husband and their four children. A singer/songwriter since childhood, Teressa’s creative path led from performing at youth conferences across the country as a teen, to a musical hiatus to raise a family, to picking up her guitar once again a few years ago.
The result was Teressa’s 2017 pop-influenced indie/folk debut, Made New, a five-song EP reminiscent of Amy Grant’s grounded, honest musical style. The Narnia-inspired track “Glimpses and Shards” hit number one on Tri-lakes Radio’s Colorado Peak Sounds, striking a chord with its emphasis on bittersweet hints of heaven. Teressa currently plays local venues, leads worship for events and retreats, and continues to write songs.
Beyond, Teressa’s highly-anticipated 2019 release, shares the kingdom-breathed tone of artists like Audrey Assad and Andrew Peterson. With tracks ranging from the bright and hopeful “Kairos” and “Your Beauty Fills the Night” to the stripped-down heart cry of “Save me O God,” Teressa further develops her message of redemption and rescue amid the ruin with an eye to the time when all will be made new. Fans will relish her cover of Amy Grant’s “1974” and recognize Teressa’s characteristic vulnerability in “The Castle,” a song exploring walls built and torn down in relationships.
Speaking of Beyond’s themes of hope and vulnerability, Teressa says, “I have more questions than answers at this point, and I have learned to relish the beauty and adventure inherent in living in that space.”
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