Amy Millan
Performing with Broken Social Scene at the Intonation Music Festival, 2005.
Background information
Label(s)	Arts & Crafts
Associated acts	Broken Social Scene, Stars
Website	www.arts-crafts.ca/amymillan

Amy Millan is a Canadian indie rock singer and guitarist. She records and performs with the bands Stars and Broken Social Scene. Her debut solo album, Honey from the Tombs, was released by Arts & Crafts Records on May 30, 2006. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 335 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1145 × 2048 pixel, file size: 696 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Intonation Music Festival was a music festival held on July 16 - July 17, 2005 at the Union Park in Chicago, Illinois. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Logo for the Arts & Crafts label Arts & Crafts is a Toronto, Ontario based independent record label. ... Broken Social Scene is a Canadian indie rock supergroup, a musical collective currently including nineteen members, formed in 1999 in Toronto, Ontario. ... For the British band, see Stars (UK band) Stars is a Canadian indie pop band. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... For the British band, see Stars (UK band) Stars is a Canadian indie pop band. ... Broken Social Scene is a Canadian indie rock supergroup, a musical collective currently including nineteen members, formed in 1999 in Toronto, Ontario. ... Honey From the Tombs is the debut solo album by Canadian pop singer Amy Millan from the bands Stars and Broken Social Scene. ... Logo for the Arts & Crafts label Arts & Crafts is a Toronto, Ontario based independent record label. ... is the 150th day of the year (151st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Biography

Early Life

Amy grew up in the Cabbagetown neighbourhood of Toronto ^[1]. As a teen, she attended the Etobicoke School of the Arts, where she formed the short-lived band Edith’s Mission with Emily Haines and Ibi Kaslik ^[2]. She later formed the band 16 tons where she developed a roots-rock sound and wrote many of the songs that she would use to launch her solo career several years later ^[3]. At the age of 23, Amy moved to Los Angeles. While living there, she contributed the song “Bury Me” to the soundtrack of the film Drowning Mona. However, living in Los Angeles did not work out, and Amy returned to Toronto ^[4]. Buildings in Cabbagetown Rich in culture and history, Cabbagetown is a neighbourhood located on the east side of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The Etobicoke School of the Arts is a specialized public arts-academic high school located in Etobicoke area of Toronto, Canada. ... Emily Haines (born in New Delhi, India) is a member of the bands Metric and Broken Social Scene. ... Ibolya Ibi Kaslik is a Hungarian-Canadian novelist and journalist. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Drowning Mona is a 2000 U.S. crime comedy starring Danny DeVito as Wyatt Rash, a local police chief from Verplanck, New York, who investigates the mysterious death of Mona Dearly (played by Bette Midler), a spiteful, loud-mouthed, cruel and around the town highly unpopular woman, who drove her...

Stars

Stars were formed by Torquil Campbell and Chris Seligman in New York in 2000. The line-up subsequently grew to incorporate Evan Cranley, with whom Amy Millan had played gigs while a member of 16-tons. Feeling that Amy would be a good fit for the group, Cranley invited her to New York to audition ^[5]. After receiving assurances that she would be actively involved in the songwriting process, Amy agreed to join Stars. As much of their debut album had been written and recorded prior to her joining, Amy’s involvement in 2001’s Nighsongs was limited, although she did sing lead vocals on “Toxic Holiday”. Subsequent Stars albums have featured Amy’s talents to a far greater degree.

Going Solo

Amy released her debut solo album, Honey from the Tombs, in 2006. It consisted of songs largely recorded before 2000, from when Amy was a member of 16-Tons ^[6]. In contrast to her work with Stars, Amy’s solo work is largely derives from country and folk influences. Thematically, many of the songs deal with loss and loneliness, and taking solace in alcohol is sung about numerous times.

Contributors to the album include Brendan Canning and Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene and Dan and Jenny Whiteley from Crazy Strings. Amy has toured Honey from the Tombs extensively, and plans to record a second solo album in 2008.

Collaborations

From 2002, Amy has often performed live with Broken Social Scene and appeared on their 2005 self-titled album. She has also contributed vocals to recordings by Jason Collet and Montag.

Discography

Albums

Solo

• Honey from the Tombs (2006)
• KCRW Presents Morning Becomes Eclectic (Digital EP) (2007)

Honey From the Tombs is the debut solo album by Canadian pop singer Amy Millan from the bands Stars and Broken Social Scene. ...

Stars

• Nightsongs (2001)
• Heart (2003)
• Set Yourself on Fire (2004)
• In Our Bedroom after the War (2007)

Nightsongs is an album by Canadian indie rock band Stars, released in 2001 on Le Grand Magistery Records. ... Heart is an album by the Canadian indie rock band Stars, released on Paper Bag Records in 2003. ... Alternate cover Cover of European and vinyl editions Set Yourself on Fire is the third album by Canadian indie rock band Stars. ... In Our Bedroom After the War is the current title of the fourth studio album by Stars, tentatively scheduled for release in September of 2007 on the Arts & Crafts record label. ...

Collaborations

• Memphis: A Good Day Sailing (2002)
• Broken Social Scene: Live at Radio Aligres in Paris (Digital EP) (2004)
• Broken Social Scene: Broken Social Scene (2005)
• Jason Collett: Idols of Exile (2005)
• Montag: Alone, Not Alone (2005)
• Montag: Going Places (2007)

Broken Social Scene is the title of Broken Social Scenes third studio album. ... Idols of Exile is a 2005 album by Jason Collett. ...

Footnotes

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External links

• Amy Millan official web site
• Amy Millan at MySpace