Amy Kuney

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With Amy Kuney, appearances are certainly deceiving. Sure, the singer/songwriter looks youthful, perhaps even younger than the early 20s bracket she occupies, but just wait until she sits down at a piano and starts singing. The onstage presence and authority she displays is impressive for an artist of any age, and that’s before you even notice her songwriting, which resounds with finely observed details and engaging left turns.

Perhaps this is because Kuney isn’t your typical young artist. She has nearly 20 years of musical experience, having begun piano lessons at age four. Between church performances and piano recitals, she’s been onstage for most of her life, to say nothing of 100 live dates in the past year. And her childhood spent partially in Honduras has given her life experience beyond that of most Americans.

In fact, if you ask Kuney, it was more life experience than she was expecting. At 17, she and a group of friends were kidnapped by rebels while on a Guatemala sightseeing trip. (Their captors, by the grace of a higher power, eventually let them go), but the experience, harrowing as it was, threw Kuney’s nascent songwriting into high gear. “I built a studio in my basement using shower curtains and mattresses and I just put everything into my writing,” she recalls. “I wrote this song, ‘How The Wind Must Feel’, and sent a recording of it to a producer in Los Angeles named Peter Barker. That’s how it all started.”

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1	Love is Trippy full track	47
2	Simple Things full track	42
3	Thank You For Last Night full track	40
4	Rocket Surgery full track	39
5	The Blower's Daughter full track	33
6	Would You Miss Me full track	27
6	Time Machine full track	27
8	Appreciate Your Hands full track	25
8	All Downhill from Here (feat. Tim Myers) full track	25
10	Angel Tangled in the Telephone Lines full track	19
10	Chocolate	19
12	Bird's Eye View full track	16
13	Under My Bed full track	10
13	River full track	10
15	Breaking Bad Habits full track	9

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Bayou16 wrote:
November 2009

adore her voice!

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Holly-Gan wrote:
October 2009

If you like her you should definately try Meiko or Erin McCarley. :D

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Horu25et wrote:
June 2009

greetings from germany Amy!! Have fun on your tour and take care!

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fortric wrote:
June 2009

original voice :)

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ChocolateSpoon wrote:
May 2009

her voice is gorgeous:) but seeing her at first u can't tell she sings like that.

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Loveindiemusic wrote:
April 2009

I LOVE AMY KUNEY.. my fave song is Love is Trippy...

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fa8uncertain wrote:
April 2009

All Downhill from Here is my all time favorite song, it's one of those I hit repeat on and listen to over and over again. I hope you come out with another album soon!

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MsAthabasca wrote:
March 2009

Amy, I love you <3

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CaptureTheCat wrote:
March 2009

gr8est band

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whipy wrote:
March 2009

Heard Amy for the first time on Ari Hest's new track 'Cranberry Lake'. Just amazing... Bought her album a few days later. Good luck Amy!

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Katerina37 wrote:
February 2009

I like her style

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tinydancer1987 wrote:
December 2008

She's terrific!

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Talula-belle wrote:
September 2008

Some great songs! Love is trippy like that. Horay! I like how All Downhill From Here fits in with the scene from One Tree Hill.

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tjrtpdud wrote:
September 2008

Rocket Surgery is such an amazing song. Go Amy!

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dankitti wrote:
August 2008

I likes me some Amy songies yes indeedie! oooyeah.

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vladb wrote:
August 2008

There's a bunch of great songs on her youtube page: http://www.youtube.com/user/amykathrynkuney2

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rosepetals1984 wrote:
June 2008

I think of the few songs I've heard from her, I really like the vibe of "Breaking Bad Habits". It's a beautiful listen, and I think she has a very unique, pleasant voice. Great job Amy, i definitely look forward to hearing more from you.

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darthvikernes wrote:
June 2008

she's pretty hot, if only she'd shut up

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naturellebella wrote:
June 2008

love all downhill from here :D

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lisathelugubrious wrote:
June 2008

All Downhill from Here has a nice melancholy-but-not-too-depressing feel to it. Great for those quiet evenings when you want to sit back and chuckle ruefully over the mistakes you've made.

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