I have a new CD called Sheffield Streets out now on Urban Myth recordings. I recorded it in Los Angeles with my friend the great drummer Don Heffington producing and drumming in his home studio.

I did 2 thrilling duets, one with Elvis Costello on my father's song Monsters of the Id with my father Mose Allison on piano and Elvis on vocals, and one with Dave Alvin playing and singing on an old song of mine, Everybody Ought to Know.

I was lucky to have these other amazing musicians on it as well: Greg Leisz, Bob Glaub, Josh Grange, David Ralike, Van Dyke Parks, Lee Thornburg, Dominic Genova, DJ Bonebrake, Brian Standefer, Kip Boardman, Jeff Turmes, Charles DeCastro and my old pal, Ryan Hedgecock.

You can listen and download the entire album now directly from me via Bandcamp. CDs are available at shows and CD Baby, and from record stores and online stores now. Urban Myth has cooked up all kinds of widgety things that should make it easy to listen, share the album with your friends, put songs on blogs, et cetera. Check it out!

Also vist me on MySpace.com/amyallisonmusic


Amy Allison's previous release, Everything and Nothing Too, her second with producer David Scott, was recorded in East Kilbride, Scotland, and features Davie, Jon Graboff and Jim Gash. Everything and Nothing Too now available in the UK and Europe on Shoeshine/Spit & Polish and available in the US through CD Baby



Biography

“Her sad-eyed Buster Keaton presentation daunts the listener into wondering whether she’s being serious, sardonic, or satiric. And the answer is, yes.”

Amy Allison is the daughter of jazz great, Mose Allison. She has been a fixture on the New York scene for almost twenty years, while her timeless songcraft and wholly unique sound have won her press kudos and a cult following in the US and abroad.

Her distinctively affecting vocals and gift for penning heartfelt and piquant songs on personal yet universal themes, have impressed luminaries such as Elvis Costello, who included her album, the Maudlin Years in his list of the “500 Greatest Albums Ever” in the Vanity Fair music issue of November 2000.

Along with 11 originals, Amy’s new album, Everything and Nothing Too, (produced by David Scott and recorded in East Kilbride, Scotland), includes 2 cover songs, “Everyday is Like Sunday” (Morrissey) and “Was”, a Mose Allison song, on which he plays and sings.

Amy has recorded three other solo albums (The Maudlin Years, Sad Girl, and No Frills Friend) and two albums (Dreadful Sorry and Old Dreams) as a duo with Ryan Hedgecock, formerly of Lone Justice, under the name, Parlor James.

Her songs have been recorded by the artists, Laura Cantrell ("The Whiskey Makes You Sweeter”) and Kristi Rose (“Cheater’s World”) and featured in movies (“Homefries”, “Mutant Aliens”, and “Virgin”).

She has provided guest vocals on many records by such artists as They Might Be Giants, The Pearlfishers, The Silos, The Last Town Chorus and Mudhoney.



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