Artist description Depressive jazz. $%#*kickin melancholia. hyssop and moonshine. holy terror fire and brimstone. dead birds dead girls. floods. the blues. snakes in the tree. open caskets. trees in the valley. willingness.

Music Style Alternative Country

Musical Influences Paul Westerberg; Chuck Berry; Hank Williams. Wong KAr Wai, James Ellroy, Nick Tosches, OUTKAST.

Similar Artists Nobody. Ok Flat Duo Jets. Tom Waits. Grandpaboy. Twilight Singers.

Artist History Hill was front man for Knoxville TN's Satellite Pumps a hill billy pop punk band that got interst from Sire and Bloodshot before turning into a drunk-a-thon soap opera and going boom. Hill then put out a solo record on SnL records and moved to NYC. There he joined Philadelphia's Second Manassas to play lead guitar. In 2001 Hill moved to Nashville TN to front THE OLD FLAMES. Hill currently works with music publisher Larry Shell at Americana Entertainment. Hill is a member of the Americana Music Asscoiation and Suzette's Alt Country Hoe Down. He is at work on a solo record for 2003 release.

Group Members Adam Hill on light switches. Joe Curet soup eating champion and bucket breaker. Greg Parker on shoes and harp. Joy O'Shell cell phone pipes and bassoon. Rob Matthews constant consultation.

Instruments drum machine, ukelele, accordion, acoustic, drums, buckets, cans, kazoos, strings. dashboard.

Albums rock'n'roll kissin -the satellite pumps-puppy love records 1997; lo-fi good bye-solo-1998 SNL RECORDS;life with birds, Second Manassas 2000 SNL Puppy Love Records;

Press Reviews adam hill could make paul westerberg proud or jealous--Metro Pulse, Knoxville TN adam hill is the Appalachian Tom Waits.-The Rage Nashville "Sounds like the old 97's before they got management and guitar tuners-Chicago Reader

Additional Info 2003 release Willingness will be available @ Grimey's in Nashville TN. As well listen for us on Americana Cafe in Knoxville, File 13 will have stuff for sell under Stuff They Sell soon. We love El Mariachi

Location Nashville, Tennessee - USA

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