Chris Milam – ‘Coldweather Girls’

Milam began playing local coffee-shops, house parties, frat-houses, and every open stage he could find while still in college. Some nights, he played three different open mics. On average, he played six concerts a week. By the spring of 2005, his hard work paid off: he released his debut album, Leaving Tennessee, to a large local fanbase and widespread critical acclaim.

Chris, the now known Nashville darling and songwriting prodigy, just dropped his suitcase in the Big Apple. He moved to New York in the fall of 2009, leaving behind his home base, a stack of industry offers, and a potential career as a hit Nashville songwriter. But no, Milam moved to the big Apple to seek his fame, while his friends pursued medicine, law, and finance. “I was doomed from the beginning,” he laughs. “My dad’s a Miltonist. My mom teaches Greek drama. Banking wasn’t an option–I can’t even add.”

Milam played the demos for a local producer Steve Martin. Blown away by the new material, he offered to make the album regardless of time or budget. Chris Milam knew this album had to be stripped-down, deeply-personal work; it had to tell his story in his own language. The session was booked, the plan set: no session players, no independent contractors, no background singers, no support staff.

There are 9 songs on the album. The ninth is my cover of Paul Simon’s “The Boy In the Bubble,” this may or may not be released due to legal reasons. However we do have a snippet to offer you, “Coldweather Girls”.

  Chris Milam – Coldweather Girls-1 by Mewbox

Oddly appropriate wouldn’t you say?