Madeline Elizabeth Adams, known

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ously as Madeline, is a

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singer-songwriter from

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, U.S. Lately she has been on tour backed by "The White Flag Band" composed of Jacob Morris and Caleb Darnell on bass/ banjo/

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, Theo Hilton on keys, Laura Carter on

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/ clarinet, Robbie Cucciaro on baritone horn/

, Jim Wilson on drums, and Jason Trahan on

Overview

Madeline began performing her songs in

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, GA, having grown up there. For a brief time in 2001, she fronted the locally popular dance-pop band Sugar Shakers with Tim Schreiber (now known as Timmy Tumble). She self-released her first album, "Kissing and Dancing," in 2002. It was later re-released by

Plan-It-X Records Plan-It-X Records (PIX) was an independent record label. Originally based in Georgetown, Indiana, PIX was based out of Bloomington, Indiana following brief stints in Olympia, Washington, Gainesville, Florida, and Cairo, Illinois. The label re ...

. In 2006, she recorded "The Slow Bang" with Matthew Houck of

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at his house in Athens for local label

Orange Twin Records Orange Twin Records is an Athens, Georgia-based record label run by Laura Carter of the band Elf Power. The label started in 1999 originally as a fundraiser for the Orange Twin Conservation Community and has released influential works by Jeff M ...

. On March 10, 2009, her third full-length album "White Flag" was released, having been recorded over a three-year period. Madeline described the recording of "White Flag" to ''Paste'' magazine as "totally different" compared to her previous albums: As of April 1, 2009, she handled the booking of her own shows and bartended on the side. As of 2017, she lives in Atlanta and works in advertising, copywriting and social media, and fronts the band Flamingo Shadow.

Musical style

Madeline's writing has been described as "lyrics to be pored over," her voice as "haunting." Additionally, the weblog, "Moving Pictures and Random Noises," has described her compositional technique and style of folk singing as such: Madeline has also been likened to The Softies,

Kimya Dawson Kimya Dawson (born November 17, 1972) is an American folk singer-songwriter, one half of the anti-folk duo the Moldy Peaches. Dawson's work with the Moldy Peaches earned them a cult following and critical acclaim, with their 2001 song "Anyone El ...

, and

The Carter Family Carter Family was a traditional American folk music group that recorded between 1927 and 1956. Their music had a profound impact on bluegrass, country, Southern Gospel, pop and rock musicians as well as on the U.S. folk revival of the 1960s. ...

, as well as 1970's superstars Joni Mitchell and

Karen Carpenter Karen Anne Carpenter (March 2, 1950 – February 4, 1983) was an American singer and drummer, who formed half of the sibling duo the Carpenters alongside her older brother Richard. With a distinctive three-octave contralto range, she was prais ...

.Morris, Kurt
"Review: ''Kissing and Dancing''"
Razorcake. Accessed 2011-22-04.

Discography

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Musical style

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