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Andi Starr

MAKING NEW ALBUM!!

About Me


"ANDI STARR CASTS HER EMOTIONS OUT TO SEA AND OPENS A WINDOW WITH A CLEAR VIEW INTO HER SOUL, PAYING NO MIND TO PRETENTIOUS POP FORMULAS."
- Randy Sanders, "Columbia River Reader"
NEW CD "Leaving the White Line" is Available NOW!!
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.. LEAVING THE WHITE LINE, 2007
"Ethereal, personal, profound. The songs on this album are travel songs--not happy, sing-along, girl-strumming her guitar songs, but travel songs in the sense of a person on the move, metaphorically, from one place to the next."
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SUPERGIRL EP, 2005
Soothing and sophisticated with a subtle political twist. Warm and spacious. Think Cowboy Junkies meets The Cranberries.
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ME BEAUTIFUL, 2004
"Even [Eddie] Vedder does not prepare me for the allure of Andi Starr, whose songs cut deeper than flesh, farther than bone." - Gianmarc Manzione (The Blue Coupe)
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AMERICAN DOLL, 2002
A stark, aching voice that reaches deeper into your spirit after each listen. Smart lyrics. Not for the feeble-minded.
ANDI STARR (www.andistarr.com)
LEAVING THE WHITE LINE
INDEPENDENT
Darkness, darkness, be my pillow? Portland based singer-songstress Andi Starr rekindles the femme fatale fervor of her Lilith Fair predecessors (think Juliana Hatfield, Tori Amos, Throwing Muses) on the many magical, murky, and mystical musings embedded within Leaving The White Line. Thanks to a jazz-tinged rhythm section that punctuates her breathy melodies with a swing ethos, plus the less-is-more production smarts of Larry Crane (Elliot Smith, Cat Power, Sleater-Kinney), Starr’s folksy compositions sparkle though the ballads and rockers alike. The title cut, which kicks off the record, spookily hangs in the air by way of reverberating arpeggios and bleary bass motifs as the singer mournfully croons over a love lost “out there, beyond the fog.” “Save Yourself,” which details Starr’s outsider status amongst her religious group, really hits home with an electric violin passage (rendered by Donny Wright) worthy of John Cale in his VU days. And Starr’s cover of U2’s “Running To Stand Still” is worthy of the VU in their Cale days. In an increasingly vapid commercial pop landscape, Starr’s White Line is a gem uncovered.
--Tom Semioli
http://amplifiermagazine.com/reviews/cds/andi_starr_cd.php
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Member Since: 2/4/2005
Band Website: andistarr.com
Band Members: Now it's me, Andi Starr with 2 r's.However, on the latest record/tour I was joined by these stars: Madison Christine: harmonies and keys; Nicolas Hall: guitar and percussion; Gregg Hardy: drums; and Lee Scrivner: drums.
Influences: Radiohead and Bach and Sigur Ros and Tori Amos and Elliot Smith and The Cure and..."all I need is love and music until the day I die"- Piano Magic
Sounds Like: "A beautiful awakening"

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Type of Label: None

My Blog

Seal cries, Dolphins Jump, and I say hi!

It's been a while and I am inspired today to say hi. To you portlanders, I miss you dearly, and to you new friends out there, I am grateful to meet you... Life online can be interesting, and lately m...
Posted by Andi Starr on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:47:00 PST

Amanda Palmer, Margaret Cho, & Morrissey!

On May 21, my dearest friend and I celebrated her 32nd b'day under an L.A. moon at The Wiltern theater among The Dresden Dolls, Margaret Cho, and, later to find out, Morrissey. We had no idea Margaret...
Posted by Andi Starr on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:44:00 PST

On a Coffee Ship

Coffee rocks, it does! And if you are looking for anymore insight from me today, well, you probably won't get it because the caffeine has sufficiently taken over... nah, really, I have been at a coffe...
Posted by Andi Starr on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:38:00 PST

Crossing the Wilderness

Crossing the Wilderness "I am an animal trapped in your hot car" - Radiohead, "In Rainbows"As a musician, I am in the lab/studio experimenting with raw instinctual energy, wondering how to present...
Posted by Andi Starr on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:07:00 PST

The Indigo Nature

On my walk along the beach today, I saw a sign to my left that read "Sensitive Habitat-- Stay on Trail" and laughed, wishing for a moment that I could take it home with me and plant it outside my lil...
Posted by Andi Starr on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:50:00 PST

Follow your bliss?

"Follow your bliss and doors will open where there were no doors before." -Joseph CampbellJust what does it mean to follow our hearts and go after our dreams? Today, with miles and miles of ocean blue...
Posted by Andi Starr on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 07:01:00 PST

PAUSE Magazine: Andi Starr is our Artist/Band of the Week!

Hi guys,I was very touched not only to have the honor of being chosen for Artist/Band of the week in Pause Magazine, but to also receive such a beautifully written and thoughtful review by Christophe...
Posted by Andi Starr on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 07:51:00 PST

Umbrella (& Supergirl)

Hi guys, it's me again-- First of all, thanks so much for all your lovely feedback regarding the new song and Jacqueline Christine's video. We can't thank you enough for your love and support, and hop...
Posted by Andi Starr on Sat, 05 Jan 2008 10:11:00 PST

Go to the Ocean song back up (plus video)!!

Hi guys, Happy New Year!Here's the latest. I have been having lots of fun playing in my funky garage-style studio over the holidays and would like to share with you a glimpse of my latest experience w...
Posted by Andi Starr on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 09:44:00 PST

Want to laugh OUT LOUD???

Alright, it's business time. A very dear friend of mine just forwarded me these links yesterday and I just about lost my lunch-o!! If you have a few moments to 'check out' and wet your pants, then wat...
Posted by Andi Starr on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 07:17:00 PST