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Athens, Georgia native Madeline Adams was in her mid-teens when she started singing and writing songs in the early 2000s. Adams, who plays guitar and piano, makes music that echoes singer/songwriters ranging from <a href="spotify:artist:4NgNsOXSwIzXlUIJcpnNUp">Sarah McLachlan</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5cMVRrisBpDkXCVG48epED">Jenny Lewis</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:73JEBdDEFeVaOLg3y0HhBD">Natalie Merchant</a> to <a href="spotify:artist:5hW4L92KnC6dX9t7tYM4Ve">Joni Mitchell</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:5c9uFWpZY2MTlk7Rft0tgp">Janis Ian</a>. Just 15 when she started writing songs and performing them live, Adams (who uses only her first name professionally) was 17 when she put out her debut album, Kissing & Dancing, in 2002. The album had been available for a few months when it was picked up for distribution by <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Plan-It-X+Records%22">Plan-It-X Records</a>. Subsequently, Adams signed with the local <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Orange+Twin%22">Orange Twin</a> label, recording her second full-length album, The Slow Bang, in 2005 and 2006. An intimate acoustic effort, The Slow Bang was produced by Mathew Houck (of <a href="spotify:artist:57kIMCLPgkzQlXjblX7XXP">Phosphorescent</a> fame) and was recorded at his home in Athens and released by <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Orange+Twin%22">Orange Twin</a> in early 2007. For her next album, 2009's White Flag, Adams didn't go the minimalist route -- she had a whole band backing her this time -- and the producer was Jason Robira, known in Athens circles for his contributions to the folk-rock band <a href="spotify:artist:0ojOYahf0zLmYfrQdwSDh9">the Ginger Envelope</a> and a former member of Louisiana outfit the Urbosleeks. Adams recorded her kaleidoscopic fourth album, 2011's Black Velvet, in a spontaneous fashion inspired by live shows and <a href="spotify:artist:6v8FB84lnmJs434UJf2Mrm">Neil Young</a>'s On the Beach and Tonight's the Night. ~ Alex Henderson, Rovi
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