“This is the work of an artist genuinely using their chosen medium to explore and make sense of their life experience. There’s certainly nothing glamorising suffering here”. Aural Aggravation. With parents who are both accomplished classical musicians, Amy Studt’s future as a performer was always inevitable and from an really early age she was a proficient pop musician, playing piano, oboe and guitar. A special talent, at a mere fourteen years of age she was signed to Simon Fuller’s roster of artists and then quickly picked up a deal with Polydor Records. At 16 she released her first single, ‘Just a Little Girl’ which charted at number 14 in the UK pop charts and reached number 1 on US radio play. Her second single ‘Misfit’ reached number 6 and this was soon followed by her debut album ‘False Smiles’ which went on to sell 260,000 copies.
Leaving Polydor in 2004 at the age of eighteen years, Amy stayed out of the public eye for a while, but in 2006 it was announced that she was working on a new album and she’d re-signed to Simon Fuller’s new 19 Entertainment Indie label. A new album ‘My Paper Made Men’ was released in 2008 and after a couple of more singles and the album becoming a cult collectors item, Amy again withdrew from the limelight to a cottage in the countryside. Shying away from the spotlight and constant touring, she built her own recording studio and spent time playing the odd low-key show and writing and recording the songs that have eventually formed the ‘Happiest Girl In The Universe’ record. Returning with a darker and more soulful sound, she is one of the most innovative artists around and is creating some of the most beautifully and inspirational music in the UK right now. “Studt’s always had an exceptional voice and she blows us away with her control and heartfelt emotion with a pure raw vocal which sounds beyond beautiful”.
STAFF COMMENTS
Barry says: Studt has crafted a beautifully rich, thematically interesting album full of optimistic twists and turns. Despite the serious subject matter, she manages to inject the music with an honesty and vigour that only comes from someone really engaging with their chosen medium. 'Happiest Girl In The Universe' is a wonderfully written and beautifully accomplished LP.TRACK LISTING
01. ‘ I Was Jesus In Your Veins’
02. ‘Let The Music Play’
03. ‘ Sleepwalker’
04. ‘Overdose’
05. ‘The Water’
06. ‘One Is The Only Number’
07. ‘This Time’
08. ‘Different Coloured Pills’
09. ‘Violently With Love’
10. ‘Troubles Coming In’
11. ‘Happiest Girl In The Universe’