KCRW Presents AM Live From Morning Becomes Eclectic

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#		Title	Length
1		Gone Away (Live from KCRW)	3:11	Play
2		Interview (Live from KCRW)	8:02	Play

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When KCRW's Nic Harcourt started playing AM's demos, moviemakers and television music supervisors starting calling.

26 song placements from AM's debut album have been heard in film and television, including AMs song Gone Away in the eighth episode of Tom Hank's HBO original series "Big Love (now airing in the UK on Channel 5 on Monday nights at 10pm), Mainstay and Playing The Game in ABC's "What About Brian?", and the songs "Losing You", "Playing The Game", and "Mainstay" in three seasons of MTVs "The Real World". AMs songs can also be heard in the 2006 Sundance Festival film "Dreamland" (with Gina Gershon) and the film "The Naked Ape" which premiered at the 2006 Vail International Film Festival. Listen to "Playing The Game" in the sequel to "The Butterfly Effect".

ITUNES has chosen AM's debut album TROUBLED TIMES as Best Indie Album of the Year. He seems to be in great company!

Best Album of the Year 2006
Singer/Songwriter
1. Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins Rabbit Furcoat
2. Alexi Murdoch Time Without Consequence
3. AM Troubled Times
4. Jose Gonzalez Veneer
5. Josh Rouse Subtitulo
6. Neko Case Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
7. Brett Dennen So Much More
8. Gus Black Autumn Days
9. Sufjan Stevens The Avalanche- Outakes and
10. M. Craft Silver and Fire
11. Tina Dico In The Red
12. Joanna Newsom YS
13. Ane Brun A Temporary Dive
14. Beth Waters This Little Piggy
15. Carey Ott Lucid Dream
16. Fink Biscuits For Breakfast
17. Leigh Nash Blue on Blue
18. Rocky Votolato Makers
19. Tunng Comments of the Inner Chorus
20. Aidan Hawken Pillows & Records

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Though impossible to Google--type in "AM" and you'll see-- AM goes by his initials and is happy to be discovered by those who rock the internet looking for him. Common searches for AM: A.M. , AM singer, AM band, AM the band, music for AM, AM CD, AM sounds.

AM brings a new twist to pop music, following in the footsteps of other less obvious pop icons such as Beck, Wilco, and The Flaming Lips. Above all its AM's uncanny ability for writing perfect acoustic-pop hooks and his soothing voice that really sell this wonderful debut record. From Americana to folk-rock, AMs songs weave multiple variations of the pop medium with the richness of southern sounds.

AM has also shared the stage with such notable acts as The Flaming Lips, Duran Duran, Gary Jules, Rhett Miller, G. Love & Special Sauce, The Wreckers (Michelle Branch and Jessica Harp), Amy Correia (Lakeville/Nettwerk), and Glen Tilbrook (former Squeeze songsmith).

AM is finishing his second album titled 'Soul Variations' which will be completed soon. Sign up for the mailing list to find out when AM will be touring your city. (Don't worry we don't spam!)

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Song placements in film and television for AM's album include: HBO's "Big Love", two songs on ABC's "What About Brian", MTV's "Real World", ABC's "Life As We Know It", film sequel to "The Butterfly Effect", indie film "Naked Ape", and the 2006 Sundance Festival film "Dreamland, and the indie film "FLAKES" which was shot in New Orleans pre-Katrina.
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Check AM's myspace page at www.myspace.com/amsounds to find out when AM will be touring in your city.

Those on the mailing list
hear it first--so sign up today on AM's MYSPACE page at
www.myspace.com/amsounds
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"This artist has been compared to Beck and Coldplay and we can hear some REM references creeping in. Whether its AM or PM this artist deserves some of your time...and he is set to find a new audience in the UK."
-THE HIT SHEET(UK)

"AM sounds like a mixture of Paul Simon and David Bowie."-GARY JULES

"...AM takes equal parts of classic Americana, folk-rock and pop, and melts them down into something entirely his own, and he does it with two things money can't buy: imagination and taste. These sturdily built pop songs are graced with ingeniously colorful arrangements and have that'instant classic' thing stamped all over them..." -John Payne, LA WEEKLY

"Muted electric guitar and understated, Beck-like vocals pave the road into AMs musical world. Once youre firmly rooted, hell hit you with the one-two punch of well-crafted songs and unbeatable melodies. Troubled Times features a well-placed piano line over the standard bass, drums, electric guitar and synth. So Lonely begins with a funky beat and interplay between acoustic and electric guitar; three-part harmonies and a wah-wah pedal offer support. Overall, the album demonstrates how great pop can be. AM has a real sense of how to set a chorus, and each one glistens and sparkles with extra instruments, synth pads and hooky guitar lines. With talent like this, well surely see AM climb the ranks to the top." -PERFORMING SONGWRITER

"...could fit airplay on both contemporary rock and country radio stations. A clear, expressive voice similar to the style of James Taylor prevails when AM is performing solo. ...AMs material provides deep soulful insights. "(Laura Phillips) -MUSIC CONNECTION

"With a debut album filled with songs that are laid-back while maintaining a lyrical bite... AM sounds like a cross between Mutations-era Beck and Pete Yorn and like them, he borrows liberally from country and rock, coming up with music that's a little bit different and not easily defined. He also mixes elements of folk and Americana with tight arrangements and stark lyrical content... AM's sound is a mix of genres and styles, and is apparently influenced a great deal by oldies radio, to good effect. All the songs are produced in an eerily similar way to those found on Pete Yorn's debut, with effects soaked percussion and multi-layered guitars. Over all, AM is a solid performer and album." (Beren Huett) -WEST COAST PERFORMER

"AM's strong sense of melody and song craft made him a stand-out at our unsigned act series, Billboard Underground: Live from the Knitting Factory. Though he's unsigned for now, we know that won't be the case for long."
-Billboard
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Gone Away Lyrics, Losing You Lyrics, Mainstay Lyrics-- all lyrics can be found on AM's MYSPACE page at www.myspace.com/amsounds in the archived blogs....you'll have to dig a little
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If you like any of these artists, you will be interested in AM:
Beck, John Martyn, Coldplay, Wilco, Pete Yorn, Jack Johnson, Jeff Buckley, Nick Drake, REM, Iron and Wine, Flaming Lips, U2, David Gray, Josh Ritter, Gary Jules, Carole King, John Mayer, Fleetwood Mac, James Taylor, Cat Stevens, Simon and Garfunkel, David Bowie, T-Rex, The Eagles, The Byrds, My Morning Jacket, Paul Simon, James Blunt, Carly Simon, Jorge Ben, Dave Mathews, Ray Lamontagne, Jason Mraz, Duncan Sheik, Bruce Springsteen, Emmylou Harris, Danielle Lanoise, James Taylor, KT Tunstall, Cat Power, Dido, Beth Orton, Corrine Bailey Rae, David Gray, The Fray, Magnet, AM, Jose Gonzalez, Tina Dico, Herb Alpert, Sia, Ben Harper, The Fray, Jenny Lewis, Regina Spectre, Sheryl Crow, Teddy Geiger, Sufjan Stevens, Norah Jones, Alexi Murdoch, Jon Brion, Aimee Mann, Keith Urban, David Gray, Belle & Sebastian, Ray La Montagen, Damien Rice, Daniel Powter, Ryan Adams, Zero 7, The Wreckers, Imogen Heap, Jewel, Michelle Branch, Amos Lee, Bob Dylan, Neko Case, Tegan and Sarah, Gordon Lightfoot, Ani Defranco, Elliott Smith, Emmy Lou Harris, John Denver, The Pogues, Donovan, Tim Hardin, Josh Rouse, Eva Cassidy, John Prine, Peter Paul & Mary, Lucinda Williams, Johnny Cash, Joan Baez, Ian and Sylvia, Rilo Kiley, Grandaddy etc.

AM is heavily influenced by his cd collection which includes:
Beck, Wilco, The Flaming Lips, U2, Coldplay, Jeff Buckley, Italian soundtracks, anything Brazillian, 60's and 70's rock, Stereolab, Nick Drake, Stevie Wonder, anything from Mowtown, New Orleans music, The Spinners, Al Green, Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers, Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson, Gary Jules, The Beach Boys, Tom Petty, The Byrds, Simon and Garfunkel, Fleetwood Mac, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Tamba 4, Sergio Mendez, Gabor Szabo, James Brown, Cal Tjader, Jorge Ben, Ennio Morricone, David Axelrod, Sonny and Cher, The Police, The Eagles, McCoy Tyner, Grant Green, Johnny Cash, The Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, Jackson Brown, Daniel Lanois, Brian Eno and so much more.
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Listeners on Itunes also bought: Couting Crows, Zero 7, Keane, Alexi Murdoch, Guster, Rock Kills Kid, Gorillaz, Mono Taxi, The 88, Ashton Allen, The Stepbrothers, Ben Harper, Etienne de Rocher, Carety Ott, Death Cab for Cutie, Collin Hay, Coldplay, Daniel Powter, Fall Out Boy, Mike Doughty, Feist, Hot Hot Heat, Bright Eyes, Caesars, Kelly Clarkson, Magnet, AM Sixy, Foo Fighters, Modest Mouse, Snow Patrol, Finely Quaye, Jeff Buckley, Joe Strummer, Journey, Foreigner, Chumbawamba, Jason Fioto, Keith Varon, Caleb Kane, Light FM, Lou Barlow Andrew Bird, Cruiserwieght, Five TImes August, Tracy Spuehler, The Lift, Macha, Moco, Rachael Yamagata, Eleni Mandell, The Damnwells...
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Check out AM's other cd, the "MAINSTAY REMIX" which also includes the Mainstay music video. Click on AM's 5 song REMIX EP. www.amsounds.com www.myspace.com/amsounds.

Long gone are the days when you could reach over and tune into a soft rock station on the AM dial in your auto. Long stretching old American steel just passing by. Do yah remember the glisten of real chrome bumpers flashing sunspots in your eyes as yah travel down the highway? Somethings remind me of those moments, the days of making out in the back of late 70s Cougars, the moments when you were running past your curfew. AM turns back the timeline and makes the older days sound youthful again. With just a few essential instruments like bass, drums and guitars they help replay in the mind a familiar sounding voice. The tracks take me back to better days, softer moments and a time when worries were something uncommon. AM makes the world seem complete and Id like to put him on my 8-track player and press repeat. (DJ Radionic) Crater-tech

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