Miss Angie
Born1977
GenresContemporary Christian music
Years active1997–2000, 2008–present
LabelsMyrrh, Transform
Websitemissangieworship.com

Miss Angie is a Christian music artist who released two albums on Myrrh Records, the final one in 1999. Her music was based in aggressive hard rock and pop sound[1] with a feel that was described as "retro-eclectic",[2] and vocals likened to those of Cyndi Lauper.[1] Her portrayed image, one of the strong female rock star, was unusual in Christian music,[3][4] but was offset by overtly Christian lyrics.

She signed with the Transform Music Group and released a new album, Time & Space, on July 26, 2011.[5]

The name Miss Angie was a compromise; at the time of recording her first album she knew that she was getting married, and so chose a name that was neutral with regard to that event.[4] Her birth name is Angie Turner, sister of Shawn Turner, who played guitar in Johnny Q. Public. The family had a background in Christian music ministry, and the siblings had grown up traveling with their father's Christian rock bands in a situation she later described as being "sort of like The Partridge Family."[6] She married Oran Thornton, also from Johnny Q. Public, in 1998. Oran went on to join the band Flick. They are no longer married. In a 2012 interview Miss Angie references her new husband Dave Darr who co-produced her single 'Restore'.[7]

On June 14, 2011, Miss Angie released a single off her tentative release with Transform Music Group called "Kick Drum". On April 10, 2012 she released a new single, "Restore", accompanied with a music video.[8]

Background

Miss Angie began her solo career doing praise and worship sets after Johnny Q. Public concerts.[4] She started writing songs at the age of 16,[9] and while on tour Oran Thornton encouraged her make a career out of music.[6] These efforts eventually lead to a demo produced with David Zaffiro[4] and a contract with Myrrh Records.

Her lyrics were influenced by artists whom she describes as being "out-front praising Jesus and plainly talking about the Word."[4] She names the influence of as Keith Green, Crystal Lewis, and Second Chapter of Acts. Her debut contains a cover of the latter's "Which Way the Wind Blows".[10]

100 Million Eyeballs, released in 1997, takes its name from a creature described in the prophetic books of Revelation and Isaiah.[11][12] Its lyrics have a simple though thought-provoking structure, aimed at the junior-high market.[1] Several reviewers found that its songs tend to pose questions to the listener, but end up coming off as praise music.[12][13] Musically, the album centered around "big guitars, heavy beats," and a "warm yet still girlish, voice."[14]

Overall, Miss Angie portrayed the image of a "polished, yet glaring 'teenie-bopper',"[15] a sentiment that others reflected as well. More than one critic expressed the thought that the portrayal of the strong female lead rocker was unusual in Christian music,[4] and this probably enhanced the albums appeal. The dichotomy between the sweet and the aggressive images are what made the album worth listening to.[3]

On Triumphantine the band's sound changed considerably, dropping the emphasis on guitar in favor of keyboard synthesizers.[16] One reviewer described the sound as Fleming and John meets His Name Is Alive.[17] Another likened it to pre-comeback Blondie or Plumb,[18] and a third to The Doors.[19] The overall effect was that the album contained a greater variety of sounds than the debut.[2] One major complaint was the short length of the album[19] as well as the individual tracks, which one commented didn't allow the songs to fully develop musically.[17]

During 2012 and 2013 Miss Angie began releasing a series of singles and an independently released EP, The Casting Down of Demonic Angels.

On April 24, 2019 Miss Angie posted a video announcing she will be recording an album with music producer Gabriel Wilson.

Discography

  • 1997: 100 Million Eyeballs
  • 1999: Triumphantine
  • 2011: Kick Drum - Single
  • 2011: Time and Space
  • 2012: Restore - Single
  • 2013: Stay Afloat - Single
  • 2013: The Casting Down of Demonic Angels - EP
  • 2020: Desert Flags - EP

References

  1. 1 2 3 Parker, Mike (September–October 1997). "Reviews: 100 Million Eyeballs". 7ball (14): 46. ISSN 1082-3980.
  2. 1 2 Dietor-Hartley, Shannon (April 2000). "Album Advice / Triumphantine". Church Musician Today. 3 (8): 32. ISSN 1550-5294.
  3. 1 2 Thompson, John J. (Winter 1998). "Reviews / 100 Million Eyeballs". True Tunes News: 27.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Parks, J. Robert (November 16, 1997). "Miss Angie Interview".
  5. ↑ "Transform Music Group Signs Female Rock Artist Miss Angie". February 9, 2011. Archived from the original on May 26, 2011.
  6. 1 2 Aderholdt, Danielle Lee (September–October 1997). "Bankshots: Miss Angie". 7ball (14): 35. ISSN 1082-3980.
  7. ↑ "Miss Angie Interview". February 21, 2012. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Miss Angie Single and Video". April 17, 2012. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012.
  9. ↑ Ewald, Dan (February 1998). "Miss Angie and Mancy A'lan Kane". BRIO. Focus on the Family. ISSN 1048-2873. OCLC 20909575.
  10. ↑ Powell, Mark Allan (2002). "Miss Angie". Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (First printing ed.). Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. p. 600. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.
  11. ↑ Cummings, Tony (October 1997). "Miss Angie - 100 Million Eyeballs". Cross Rhythms (41).
  12. 1 2 Dietor-Hartley, Shannon (February 1998). "Album Advice: 100 Million Eyeballs". Church Musician Today. 1 (6): 29. ISSN 1550-5294.
  13. ↑ Griffin, Kyle L. (November–December 1997). "Tools / Music / Miss Angie 100 Million Eyeballs". YouthWorker Journal. XIV (2): 65. ISSN 0747-3486.
  14. ↑ Stonehocker, Linda; Lloyd, Shari. "Reviews / 100 Million Eyeballs". The Phantom Tollbooth.
  15. ↑ DiBase, John (1997). "Reviews / 100 Million Eyeballs". Jesus Freak Hideout.
  16. ↑ Wiitala, Christopher (1999). "Miss Angie - Triumphantine". Cornerstone. 28 (117): 62. ISSN 0275-2743.
  17. 1 2 Stewart, James (October 21, 1999). "Reviews / Triumphantine". The Phantom Tollbooth.
  18. ↑ McGovern, Brian Vincent (September–October 1999). "Miss Angie - Triumphantine". HM Magazine (79). ISSN 1066-6923.
  19. 1 2 Rimmer, Mike (August 1999). "Miss Angie - Triumphantine". Cross Rhythms (52).
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