Amy Loftus | Straight to Amy

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Straight to Amy

alt-country/folk/pop
Genre: Folk: Folk Pop
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1. Artificial Glare 4:17 + MP3 $0.99
2. Like You Should 4:34 + MP3 $0.99
3. Ready to Fall 3:50 + MP3 $0.99
4. Work to Do 3:13 + MP3 $0.99
5. Nashville Doesn't Sleep Here Tonight 3:21 + MP3 $0.99
6. Lonesome Call 3:14 + MP3 $0.99
7. Straight to Hell 5:01 + MP3 $0.99
8. Red River 3:40 + MP3 $0.99
9. Jesus, I Know 3:27 + MP3 $0.99
10. Bad Neighborhood 3:58 + MP3 $0.99
11. This Current 3:37 + MP3 $0.99
12. Maybe it's a Sign 2:49 + MP3 $0.99
13. Sacred Day 4:48 + MP3 $0.99
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ABOUT THIS ALBUM


Album Notes
About Amy Loftus, Nashville Scene recently wrote: "She is that rare find who sounds fully developed on first blush, offering tender songs that barely hide her anger and angry songs that cut with tender empathy." Although Amy herself isn’t so sure about the anger part of that praise, her growing legion of fans definitely feel the tenderness part, 'cause people tend to fall in love with Amy Loftus. She’s beautiful, and that certainly helps in this business, but it’s Amy’s gift for melody that really gets under your skin. Songs like "Cavalier", which was a finalist in the 7th annual CMT/NSAI Song Contest, instantly hook into your brain, leaving you wanting more. Raised in Chicago (alumni of nationally heralded Second City), and trained as an actress and a dancer – she did her time in L.A., chasing the Hollywood dream – Amy moved to Nashville because "it’s the music that brought me here, the sense of reverence for the song and for songwriters."
Armed with a degree in art and no desire to paint, in 2001, Amy began teaching herself how to play guitar. In 2003, she began playing solo shows and working on demos with Will Kimbrough that led to her first independent album, "Straight to Amy", released in 2005. Shortly after that, Amy was named "Best New Singer/Songwriter" by the Nashville Scene. The song "Work to Do" placed third in the International Songwriting Competition, (hailed by the New York Times as “the songwriting contest to take note of”).
"Better", a full length album recorded live to two track analog with engineer/producer Lij, followed in 2007.
Amy is not a live act to be missed. One reviewer wrote: "It's a rare thing in LA to have a bar full of people shut up and listen. A voice as hauntingly soul-stirring as Alison Krauss". Amy is currently out there in America supporting the release of her new EP FIREWORKS.


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Patricia J. Jones

Amy's voice is a touch of heaven.
The selection of songs is perfect to display the variety and range of Amy's beautiful talent. This CD is such a delightful traveling companion in my car on trips, short or long. I hope this is but the first of many CD's in Amy's career. Thank you for such beauty.

Phil

Wow, this is breakthrough! A new artist with a new sound.
Just got the CD and have listened to it all weekend. Amy really brings in quite a range. She has talent and her music and lyrics are great. Ready to Fall and Work to Do get to the core of relationships. Sacred Day is what life is all about. Can't wait to see her in Chicago in June!

gak

Sometimes happy, sometimes melancholy-- always good to listen to
this disc takes me through happiness... anger... wonderment... joy... and everything in the dots between them.
i know that amy loftus is on her way to something big. get this cd before the rest of the world has lifted its ear to her beautiful music.

Trish Morris

Fabulous lyrics to diverse styles of music.
Lyrics that make you think, melodies that stay in your head. My favorites are Ready to Fall, Work to Do, This Current, Bad Neighborhood and Sacred Day. And all the others are just below that! So easy to listen to again and again. This one stays in the car!

Todd Smith

"Sure to be one of the genre's up-and-coming stars"
Every Americana album has at its core a reference to things that have come before whether it be other artists, other genres or other eras. This isn't unique to Americana music but the manner in which the genre's artists select their influences is certainly more daring than most mainstream artists.


Amy Loftus is no different and her latest release Straight to Amy bends even the rather liberal rules of Americana influences much to my delight. The album, produced by Will Kimbrough, is an airy, warm album which emanates a vintage 70s country vibe with an infusion of 80s pop which perfectly compliments Amy's practiced voice. Complete with a healthy dose of organs, steel guitars, and a steady backing band, Amy steers the way through an album that crosses borders into new territory without making you feel as if you've left the comforts of your own hometown.


Of course those who know Amy find this crossover success to be quite in keeping with her past. She's been a painter, actress, and a member of a professional dance company before. Also, a practicing yogini, Loftus has proven flexible and willing to cultivate her talents after getting advice from songwriting legend Jerry Leiber. While working as his chauffeur he told her to pick the one thing she loved and pursue it relentlessly--something that has come to fruition with this album.


That pursuit shows her well-rounded past with everything from Natalie Merchant-esque vocals on Artifical Glare to straight country on "Work to Do" featuring Kimbrough as duet partner. Ambitious but not threatening, "Red River" begins with a disarming conversation between children about peace and ends as one of the album's real highlights. "Nashville Doesn't Sleep Here Tonight" and "Bad Neighborhood" sound like Lucinda Williams or Allison Moorer at their best. We even take a slow ride through another highlight on the R&B;/jazz mashup called "Lonesome Call." Overall all it's Amy's uniquely strong, smart songwriting that coalesces a vintage country vibe with an airy romp through contemporary alt-rock that makes her one of the best new voices in this burgeoning genre.

Straight to Amy will be available March 18 from her website. Of course I'd advise to pick up a copy to catch what's sure to be one of the genre's up-and-coming stars.

Fran Malone

so glad I got this album!
I highly recommend Amy's CD - this is great music to chill out with, nice to listen to in the car, very mellow and soothing. Excellent "chick" tunes that boys will like, too! Amy's lyrics are beautiful.