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Artist
AMELIA WHITE
12+ albums
americanasinger-songwriterfemale vocalistsunder 2000 listeners
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Critically acclaimed songwriter Amelia White’s long awaited fourth album, Motorcycle Dream, has arrived. The album contrasts the pretty but gritty urgency of White’s honest unaffected vocals and core band with lush vibrating guitars and keys that match the melodic beauty of her songs. The songs are lyrically cinematic, and have a strong theme of wanderlust and flight from earthly troubles. Within this, White explores addiction, political and personal bullies, her dog’s near death experience, stranger’s broken hearts, and new love. The Production approach was to lay down vocals, guitar, and drums live, capturing the raw bond between herself and drummer Marco Giovino. (John Cale, Glen Tilbrook) Next was to add a select group of White’s favorite talents – most notably John Jackson (Dylan, Shelby Lynn) and Russell Chudnofsky (Lori Mckenna) on guitar, Molly Bancroft (Lift, Gabriel and Dresden) and Neilson Hubbard (Strays Don’t Sleep, Kim Richey) on keys and vocals. Paul Slivka (Matthew Ryan) added some vibey bass last minute, Molly Thomas (Todd Snider) laid down sweet violin, and Jon Byrd (Byrd’s Auto Parts) joined in on a killer duet. (Morning Song, track 11.) Megan McCormick, Mack Starks, Garrison Starr, Leslie Mills, and Eamon McLoughlin created additional lushness and beauty. The work was done in East Nashville at Mr. Lemon’s (Neilson Hubbard’s humble back yard shed studio) in two batches: six songs in March of 2007 and seven songs in Feb. of 2008. The recording process was f
