By 2001, Noelle Hampton had enjoyed the success that most DIY artists only dream of. She was featured in the first iTunes commercial (along with Iggy Pop and Barry White), won a slot on the Lilith Fair, and opened for the likes of Bob Dylan, Wilco, Chris Isaak and Richard Thompson. With her self-produced debut Under These Skies, Noelle won praise as one of the best Bay Area artists, receiving a nomination for the California Music Awards as outstanding female singer alongside Gwen Stefani. After many record label inquiries, there seemed to be a theme of "We don't need another Sheryl Crow" coming from the labels.
San Francisco wasn’t the most affordable place to live for a burgeoning artist. After a few years of touring, Noëlle and her husband/music partner Andre Moran relocated to the artist haven of Austin, TX. In the intervening year of settling in, a deep depression settled in and Noelle thought her music career was over. However, an unexpected request from a major network television show was the first step out of her hole, quickly followed by renowned producer Mark Hallman (Carole King, Ani DiFranco, Eliza Gilkyson), drawing Noëlle back into the studio to record Thin Line, set to be released August 18th.
"Blackwing Butterfly" was Noelle's first song after moving to Austin. "I was taking a walk in my neighborhood and saw a bunch of these little black butterflies, and I began to think about the notion that this creature that is usually full of color, was a bit ominous in black. I wondered if they were some sort of envoy of death...little blackwing butterflies that take you over to the other side. I wrote the whole song while I was on my walk and when I got back I put it to music.”
With the release of Thin Line, Noëlle is planning a fall tour and a radio push.
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