Courtney Collins

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Roseability

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Released: Jan 6, 2009

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Roseability
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Don't Forget
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Winterlong w JEREMY YLVISAKER
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Come On A My House w JEREMY YLVISAKER
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Thirteen Men
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General Info

Genre: Indie / Lounge / Rock
Location Madison, Wisconsin, US
Profile Views: 495487
Last Login: 8/16/2012
Member Since 8/22/2005
Website www.CourtneyCollins.com
Record Label Maypole Records
Type of Label Indie
Bio
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ....Courtney Collins.. is a musician/songwriter/chanteuse from Madison, Wisconsin, who released her first solo CD .."Violet Night".. on Maypole Records. A mix of indie pop, rock, lounge, and electronica, the CD was recorded in Minneapolis with ....Jeremy Ylvisaker.. (Alpha Consumer, Andrew Bird, Dosh, Eyedea, Fog).. and ....Andrew Thomas.. (AT/DT, Hockey Night).. and features members of Andrew Bird's band, Fog, Happy Apple, Tarlton, and the Fantastic Merlins. She's also a former member of the electronirock band ..Voltress.., and used to be in the band ..Arena Venus... Her song "Don't Forget" was featured on Magnet magazine's CD sampler in January 2007. .. .. ***She and her friends have just released a new CD titled ...."Welcome To Christmastown" by Courtney Collins & Jeremy Ylvisaker with J.T. Bates and Michael Lewis..... "Welcome To Christmastown," "Violet Night," and other CDs from her previous bands are available at ..CD Baby.. and ..Amazon.com... Other merchandise can be found at ..Cafe Press... Visit ..CourtneyCollins.com.. for more... .. Courtney also produces the comedy series "....Chad Vader....," written by Aaron Yonda and Matt Sloan. It has become an internet hit with over 50 million downloads on YouTube and MySpace, and has been featured on Good Morning America, Comedy Central, and VH1. Check ..BlameSociety.net.. for more. .. .. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- .. ......Welcome To Christmastown...... available at ..CD Baby.. and ..Amazon.com.. .. .......... .. ......Violet Night...... available at ..CD Baby.. and ..Amazon.com.. .. .......... .. ......Yuletide Swank...... available at ..CD Baby.. .. .......... .. ......Plucked...... .......... ------------------------------------------------------------------- .. ------------------------------------------------------------------- .. .. Come On-A My House (from the "Welcome To Christmastown" CD) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. Here's a holiday greeting by Blame Society Productions, featuring Courtney's music and ..Chad Vader..: .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "I'd Like You For Christmas" from the Yuletide Swank CD - video by ..Aaron Yonda.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..More videos on Courtney's ..YouTube.. page! .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ......follow Ms_Courtney_C at http://twitter.com....
Members
..Jeremy Ylvisaker.. - guitar, piano, everything .. ..JT Bates.. - drums .. ..Michael Lewis.. - bass .. ..Courtney Collins.. - voicebox
Influences
Not sure these are all specifically influences, but here's what I like: David Bowie, The Pixies, Husky Rescue, Cheap Trick, Idlewild, French ye ye, Blondie, Andrew Bird, Motown, Neil Young, 70s pop, Nick Drake, The Stranglers, The Beau Brummels, The Strokes, She And Him, Devendra Banhart, Blinker The Star, Albert Hammond Jr, Abba, The Bells, Bright Eyes, Husker Du, Louis Prima, Little Joy, Dinah Washington, 70s r&b, Depeche Mode, Dr Dog, The Bad Plus, Detroit, Roberta Flack, Madonna, The Beatles, Maxine Nightingale, Television, The Left Banke, Donny Hathaway, The Cardigans, Stefie Shock, Electric Light Orchestra, Low, Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings, Muse, Les Breastfeeders, The Spinners, George Harrison, Mary Hopkin, Cibo Matto, The Monkees, The Minutemen, Roddy Woomble, Alpha Consumer, Firefall, Berlin, Dosh, Death Cab For Cutie, Al Stewart, Sly And The Family Stone, Headlights, Murray Gold, winter, spring, summer, autumn, snow
Sounds Like
People have said: Blondie, Portishead, Ann-Margret, Regina Spektor, Julie London, Feist, Aimee Mann, Voltress, Mazzy Star, Nancy Sinatra, Madonna, Massive Attack, Garbage, The Pretenders, Tori Amos, Peggy Lee, My Bloody Valentine, Cat Power, Husky Rescue, Neko Case, Arena Venus