Miss Angie

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Miss Angie
Born1977
Genres Contemporary Christian music
Years active1997–2000, 2008–present
Labels Myrrh, Transform
Website missangieworship.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.

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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.[ citation needed ]

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

Discography

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