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Amy Cook

Don't break your tenderness

About Me

“Moody and kick-ass” Velvet Park“Plants the flag for songs that explore expanded spaces of imagination...strides buoyantly into the darkness, ever moving ever dreaming...” Michael Corcoran, Austin American Statesman"Talk about an appropriate title. THE SKY OBSERVER'S GUIDE is an ethereal wonderland." No Depression R.I.P.“Cook’s tales are spun with a genuine sense of wonder...” Aarik Danielsen, PopMatters“Marfa must have one awesome blue canopy.” Times Record (MD) bio by Izzy D. 2/28/08. (minister of observations, Roothouse Collective) Amy Cook is a human. She can be found wherever there is a huge sky full of stars and a guitar. She is a lover and a fighter, in that order. She once lived in LA for its charm and nostalgia, now she lives in Austin because that other place lacked fireflies and a sense of hope. She is not altogether self-assured and is a tiny bit sentimental. She tends to the garden of her music in an old trailer sitting on the bluff of a river somewhere, or on the front porch with sleeping dogs at her feet. Amy enjoys long walks on the beach, cheap hotel rooms, fancy hotel rooms, freedom, every songwriter trying to make a living, people who can say “I’m sorry,” and staying up late listening to records with friends. If her songs were fabric, they would be old and tattered and spun of fine silk in a faraway place. The rest I cannot say. Amy Cook has tales to tell.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/14/2005
Band Website: amycook.com
Band Members: Bobby Daniel; Nina Singh; Jake Owen; Brad Rice; Sally Allen Amy Cook plays Simon & Patrick acoustic guitars.
Influences: Richard Hawley, Neil Young, Amelia White, Alejandro Escovedo, Big Star, Sam Phillips, Joni Mitchell, the Cure, Marc Bolan, Jesus and Mary Chain, Simon and Garfunkel, Patty Griffin, bob dylan, David Axelrod, Iron and Wine, Joy Division, The Choir, David Byrne, David Garza, Kenny Rogers (first edition period), Tift Merritt, David Bowie, delectables worldwide, Miles Davis, Shawn Colvin
Sounds Like: The Sky Observer's Guide available now on iTunes, Amazon and many of your local record stores. The Bunkhouse recordings available at iTunes and CDbaby.
Record Label: Root House Records/Redeye
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Listen to Amy with band on KUT.org

Hi. We did a show on the radio the other day. Kyle Thompson played drums, Ryan Bowman played bass, Jake Owen played electric guitars and sang harmony. You can listen to it at:http://kut.org/items/show...
Posted by Amy Cook on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:50:00 PST

Amy Cook documentary

Filmmaker Todd Robinson has recently completed a full length documentary about Amy.You can get info on screenings and check out the trailer here: http://amycookmovie.net/trailer.htmlthank you....
Posted by Amy Cook on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:15:00 PST

Hotel Lights Revisited

Free New songs NOW. Produced by Jamie Myerson. Headphones suggested. Why should a song be trapped in one arrangement? Download both versions of Hotel Lights. Please share.amy.
Posted by Amy Cook on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:40:00 PST

"The Sky Observer's Guide" available now

The record is out and ready to be downloaded from your favorite online distributor. or indie retailer. thank you. ac
Posted by Amy Cook on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 07:06:00 PST

David Byrne spins Amy Cook

David Byrne has an internet radio show. It's GOOD. Amy's song "Coming Home (The Eclipse)" made it to the "pop" playlist ("Pop as in popular. That's where this playlist falls apart. Not all of these so...
Posted by Amy Cook on Sat, 10 Mar 2007 01:10:00 PST

Fine Day For Flying CD

Amy Cook and Jamie Myerson's collaberation "Fine Day For Flying" is about to be released. And its f-ing good too. go to our my space page http://www.myspace.com/finedayforflyingand check it out and be...
Posted by Amy Cook on Tue, 01 Aug 2006 08:32:00 PST