Aimee Allen - I'd Start A Revolution (If I Could Get Up In The Morning) (2003)

Aimee Allen was born in Montana 2 February 1982, and began singing in bands in her hometown, before moving to Los Angeles at the age of 18 to pursue a career in music. In Los Angeles, she was lead singer of a punk band with members of No Motiv called Forum. After the band's record deal with MCA fell through in 2002, Allen signed a solo deal with Elektra Records, after she was spotted by producer Randy Jackson. Her debut album 'I'd Start A Revolution (If I Could Get Up In The Morning)' was recorded in 2003, and featured tracks produced by Mark Ronson and Don Gilmore, but it was never released due to the label being absorbed by Atlantic Records in 2004. The label did, however, release her first single 'Revolution', which was the theme for the WB television series 'Birds Of Prey'. She co-wrote 'Save Me (Wake Up Call)' with Linda Perry for Unwritten Law's 2005 album 'Here's To The Mourning', and in 2007, her song 'Stripper Friends' was re-worked and recorded by Kevin Michael featuring Lupe Fiasco as 'We All Want The Same Thing', while Allen herself sang the song 'Cooties' on the soundtrack to the 2007 film 'Hairspray'. In 2011, Allen formed the ska/punk band the Interrupters with brothers Kevin, Justin, and Jesse Bivona, singing as Aimee Interrupter. The Interrupters' debut self-titled record was released on 5 August 2014 on Hellcat/Epitaph Records, and the band are still working today, with their 'In The Wild' album coming a couple of years ago. For anyone who wants to hear Allen at the start of her career, here is that cancelled album that should have come out on Elektra  in 2003. 

Track listing

01 Revolution
02 I'm Not Your Girlfriend
03 In The Sun
04 If It Feels Right (Do It)
05 Oblivion
06 Silence Is Violence
07 Good Times
08 Stripper Friends
09 Too Fucked Up For Love
10 Wasting My Youth
11 A Little Happiness