Bobby Daniel-bass; David Pulkingham- guitars; Nina Singh + Sam Kestenholtz- drums.
Influences
Alejandro Escovedo, Big Star, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, The Kinks, Sam Phillips, Ben Kweller, Patty Griffin, the Cure, Marc Bolan, Jesus and Mary Chain, Simon and Garfunkel, Richard Hawley, Jeff Buckley, John Lennon, David Axelrod, Joy Division, Gun Club, The Choir, David Byrne, David Garza, Kenny Rogers (first edition period), Tift Merritt, David Bowie, delectables worldwide, Miles Davis, Prince Buster
Let the Light In, produced by Alejandro Escovedo, will be released in early 2010. Look for a single from the record, "Hotel Lights," with backing from Patty Griffin and The Tosca String Quartet, before Christmas.
Amy Cook weaves the sounds of alt folk, pop, Americana, and rock and roll into a "moody and kick-ass" (Velvet Park) canopy of sound. With more than 20 song placements in TV and film (from Dawson’s Creek, Felicity, Party of Five, Veronica Mars, MTV's Laguna Beach, to the thoughtful, Emmy-winning full-length documentary Amargosa, directed by Todd Robinson) Amy has cultivated a solid reputation as a talented songwriter. Let the Light In...
Keep up with Amy on the road on Twitter (thebreakdancer) and YouTube. And, for more on Amy, visit www.amycook.com. Thanks for listening.
"Some sing from their heart. Others sing from their gut. Amy Cook sings from the bottom of her soul... [The] singer-songwriter traded the isolation of LA for the community of Austin and is positioning her upcoming album — Let the Light In — to make a significant mark on the indie music scene."
— Refueled Magazine
"It's likely plenty of people will be listening to Cook's forthcoming Let The Light In, especially given the participation of glam-billy hero Alejandro Escovedo and reformed grunge kid Ben Kweller — who pitched in with production and co-writing duties, respectively — and the edition of the esteemed Tosca String Quartet, which backs her here."
— The Onion A.V. Club
wow amy...love this "hotel lights"...looking forward to the new record...no doubt it will be nothing short of spectacular...did my first solo performance at eddie's attic in decatur back in july...live performance on the BIGBOYGEORGE music player now...i was scared shitless!!! thought of your performance there and sitting out on the patio with you chatting and it calmed me down and i made it through relatively unscathed...did you ever receive the "prayers" mp3 file with the harmonica overlay? looking forward to your next stop in atlanta...saving you a seat at my table out on the deck...peace and love...jay...(bigboygeorge)
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