Amelia White’s Candy Heart is a study in contrasts. Gritty and lovely; rocking and thoughtful; a record that explores desire, sex, fear and worship with poetry, melody and flat-out rock. The same can be said of the artist herself. Amelia White is the archetypal pretty tomboy, a songwriter who’s not afraid to balance scruffiness with vulnerability. And she doesn’t shrink from approaching topics like love and loss with both emotion and intelligence. The Virginia-born White spent her formative professional years living and working in notable music scenes from Boston to Seattle, soaking up regional folk and rock sensibilities along the way. In 1999, she released her debut, the Tucker Martine-produced outing Comes and Goes and followed it up three years later with the notable Blue Souvenirs, a record that garnered notice from press (NPR, Performing Songwriter) and fans alike for its blend of Lucinda Williams-style incisiveness and simple beauty. After years busking in subways, hitting stages across the country and carving out a career, White settled in Nashville and began to synthesize the best of its rich community of countryinfused independent rock. “Chain smoking, deeply toking all your regrets Daisy chain of bourbon, a tonic for the hurting Hanging round your head You wear it like a pretty jewel Use it, a seduction tool” - Amelia White, “Afraid of a Kiss” She hunkered down in a tiny east Nashville studio with notable producers Neilson Hubbard (Matthew Ryan, Garrison Starr) and Brian Brown (Julianna Hatfield, Tanya Donnelly) to create Candy Heart with a stunning list of Nashville indie A-listers, including guitarist Doug Lancio (Patty Griffin), keyboardist John Deaderick (Dixie Chicks), and drummer Paul Griffith. A slew of friends jumped in to provide vocals, including Mack Starks, Jodi Haynes and Jeremy Lister. Longtime White collaborator Russell Chudnofsky (Lori McKenna) came down from Boston to play guitar. The resulting record is White’s most accomplished yet. In keeping with the contrasts Candy Heart embodies, it’s artistically pure while still holding great potential for commercial success. In other words, these are smart songs that also happen to be crushingly pretty and damn catchy. Flaming Head Records 1301 Ardee Avenue Nashville TN 37216 | |||||
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