Amy Courts: Local Nashville Musician Puts Together an Excellent Debut

Amy Courts is a singer/songwriter originally from the Denver area who currently resides in Nashville.  Her debut EP leaves no doubt that she will have great success in the tough Christian music market.  Her album contains 7 tracks that encompass her talents.

Track 1, Barley Breathing, begins with her strong suit: her voice.  Right away we see why she has gotten some attention in the Christian market and in various music circles in Nashville and Memphis, where she has played extensively over the past couple of years.  While the song starts out a little slow and the music builds up, once the chorus hits with the entire band you can feel the power of the song.  The rhythm makes you want to tap your feet and Amy really gets into the vocals and you want to sing along.  The slide guitar solo with heavy reverb adds to the overall estetic of the album.

Track 2, Company, once again lets us feel the power of her vocals and talent as a songwriter.  Words like "It's your company that I miss, the sweetness of your kiss" would have John Cusack's character in High Fidelity put it on a mixed tape for his love.  The music again is a nice mix of upbeat drums and a guitar that doesn't overpower the vocals.

Track 3, Where are you now, starts out a little different.  It has a catchy pop rhythm with a funky guitar lick added on top of it.  However, it isn't until the chorus that you really get into the song.  The way the guitar is played, with a funky grove with distortion on top of it, make you want to learn how to play guitar.  Amy really gets into the song, especially at the end of the last chorus and just screams out "I thought I had you now" putting a perfect peak to the song and keeps it going through the end of the song.