Cynthia G. Mason’s haunting voice, razor-sharp insight, and delicate guitar work create a mood not unlike that of Philadelphia itself—a mix of melancholyand hope. From 1996 to 2003, Mason was a mainstay in the Philadelphia indie scene. As an emerging artist, she had earned local and national critical acclaim anda large fan base with a series of self-released recordings. After taking a step backfrom her music to complete a law degree, Cynthia has emerged with a sharper sound and a new set of songs.
After a series of self-released cassette-only albums to close out the last millennium, Mason released a self-titled, 7-song CD in 2001. The elegantly accentuated recordings earned Mason a whole new set of followers. Performing Songwriter magazine called it “startlingly intimate, confessional, indicting, personal and fierce.” Time Out: New York wrote that "hergraceful, understated songs frequently awed clubs full of noisy chatterers into silence." The Philadelphia City Paper nominated Cynthia as the Best Female Vocalist in the city and put her on the cover of their music issue. In 2006, she completed an album of 10 new songs with Larry D. Brown, a singer-songwriter who is also plagued with a middle initial. The album, Quitter's Claim, was released by High Two in January 2007.