MADELINE

AGENT:  MADELINE

AVAILABILITY: SEE AVAILS / UPCOMING SHOWS

TOOLS: MAKE AN OFFER / PROMO MATERIALS

BAND SITES:  OFFICIAL BAND WEBSITE / FACEBOOK PAGE

LABEL:  ORANGE TWIN RECORDS (US) / PLAN-IT-X RECORDS (US)

FREE MP3:  Sorry

HOMETOWN:  Athens, GA

DISCOGRAPHY:

2011 - BLACK VELVET CD/LP

2009 - WHITE FLAG CD

2007 - THE SLOW BANG CD

2003 - THE DEAD BIRD EP

2002 - KISSING & DANCING CD/LP

BIO:

Athens, GA native Madeline Adams has been writing and performing her own songs since the age of 15, self-releasing her first album, Kissing & Dancing, in 2002 -- just two years into her career. A few short months later, the LP was picked up by punk label Plan-It-X Records. Kissing & Dancing is now in its fifth pressing, and has earned her national recognition and a solid fan base. Madeline recorded one more album for the label, before moving on to Athens label Orange Twin, who have released works most notably by Sibylle Baier, Elf Power, Neutral Milk Hotel, and Vic Chesnutt

Her 2006 Orange Twin release, The Slow Bang, was produced by Matthew Houck (Phosphorescent), and recorded at his house in Athens. Though described in the past as a cross between The Softies, Kimya Dawson, and The Carter Family, Madeline now shares more in common with '70's superstars Joni Mitchell and Karen Carpenter.

On her third full-length album, White Flag, Madeline securely sets herself apart from her peers through her intelligent, emotional lyrics, her clear, haunting voice, and her unique song writing. White Flag represents three years of hard work and musical growth for Madeline and her band of backing musicians.

Madeline herself has been traversing the country both with The White Flag Band (made up of members of The Music Tapes, Don Chambers + Goat and Elf Power) as well as solo, strengthening her already solid fan base. She plans to continue this spring with much anticipated European and North American tours and will also be hitting SXSW in Austin, Texas for the second year in a row.

REVIEWS:

With lyrics that highlight both Southern charm and disenchantment, Madeline's insightful metaphors are often reminiscent of Sam Beam's (Iron and Wine) deeply poetic depictions of the south.
-NPR All Songs Considered

(Madeline) has enough personality to make a whole album just by being herself.

-Picthfork

White Flag sounds like St. Vincent and My Brightest Diamond teaming up to write and arrange a song for Regina Spektor to sing (and) that’s one of the highest compliments I’ve given around here in a long time.

-You Ain't No Picasso

Channeled through glowing production and locked down by a band of longtime musical cohorts – including John Fernandez of Olivia Tremor Control and members of South San Gabriel and Hope for Agoldensummer – White Flag breaks from the sparse and low-fi leanings of Madeline's previous recordings.

-Creative Loafing

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