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She has been heavily blogged about <ref name="blogspot1">{{cite web|last=Decline |first=The |url=http://declineof.tumblr.com/post/5967933678/ema-past-life-of-martyred-saints |title=The Decline Of : EMA - Past Life Of Martyred Saints |publisher=http://declineof.tumblr.com/ |date= |accessdate=2011-05-17}}</ref> and was recently described by [[Yahoo]] news as the most blogged about artist of the week. This was calculated using an aggregator of 1000 music blogs.<ref>{{cite web|author=AFP Relax&nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;Mon, May 9, 2011 |url=http://my.news.yahoo.com/most-blogged-artists-ema-releases-track-debut-album-104350680.html |title=Most blogged artists: EMA releases new track, debut album - Yahoo! News |publisher=My.news.yahoo.com |date=2011-05-09 |accessdate=2011-05-17}}</ref>
She has been heavily blogged about <ref name="blogspot1">{{cite web|last=Decline |first=The |url=http://declineof.tumblr.com/post/5967933678/ema-past-life-of-martyred-saints |title=The Decline Of : EMA - Past Life Of Martyred Saints |publisher=http://declineof.tumblr.com/ |date= |accessdate=2011-05-17}}</ref> and was recently described by [[Yahoo]] news as the most blogged about artist of the week. This was calculated using an aggregator of 1000 music blogs.<ref>{{cite web|author=AFP Relax&nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;Mon, May 9, 2011 |url=http://my.news.yahoo.com/most-blogged-artists-ema-releases-track-debut-album-104350680.html |title=Most blogged artists: EMA releases new track, debut album - Yahoo! News |publisher=My.news.yahoo.com |date=2011-05-09 |accessdate=2011-05-17}}</ref>

==Career==
Anderson played [[Guitar|guitar]] for the [[Experimental rock|experimental rock]] project [[Amps for Christ]] until the early 2000s.<ref name="AMG4">{{cite web |last=Phares |first=Heather |title=EMA: Biography |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ema-p1085157 |work=[[Allmusic]] |accessdate=December 2, 2011}}</ref> In 2006, she shaped the noise-folk band Gowns with The Mae Shi member and then-boyfriend Ezra Buchla.<ref name="AMG3">{{cite web |last=Mason |first=Stewart |title=Gowns: Biography |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/gowns-p1007983 |work=[[Allmusic]] |accessdate=June 25, 2010}}</ref> The duo, along with the former drummer of The Mae Shi, Corey Fogel, relocated to [[San Francisco]], [[California]].<ref name="AMG3"/> After holding recording sessions in Anderson's home in [[South Dakota]], the group released its first record, Red State, in 2007.<ref name="AMG3"/> After the record's release, Jacob Felix Heule and Aaron Davis became additions to the band, with Heule replacing Fogel as drummer and Davis becoming the group's bassist.<ref name="AMG3"/> Gowns continued to tour and record, releasing its third and final album, Broken Bones, in 2009.<ref name="AMG3"/>


==Discography==
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Revision as of 14:28, 8 February 2012

EMA
Erika M. Anderson performing at the Berghain Kantine in Berlin on May 5th, 2011.
Erika M. Anderson performing at the Berghain Kantine in Berlin on May 5th, 2011.
Background information
Birth nameErika M. Anderson
OriginSouth Dakota, USA
GenresIndie
Noise Rock
Occupation(s)singer, guitarist, visual artist

Erika M. Anderson (EMA) is a singer/songwriter from South Dakota. She was originally in Drone Folk band Gowns, and she went solo in 2010 releasing her debut album Little Sketches on Tape on Night People, an independent music label founded by former Raccoo-oo-oon Shawn Reed. In 2011 EMA released her second album Past Life Martyred Saints, which received positive reviews on Pitchfork,[1] Drowned in Sound [2] and the NME.[3] After releasing her debut album EMA was named "New Band of the Day" by the Guardian newspaper [4] and the "Artist To Watch" by Rolling Stone Magazine.[5] In 2011 she performed "Endless, Nameless" for SPIN's 20th anniversary tribute to Nirvana's album Nevermind.[6]

She has been heavily blogged about [7] and was recently described by Yahoo news as the most blogged about artist of the week. This was calculated using an aggregator of 1000 music blogs.[8]

Career

Anderson played guitar for the experimental rock project Amps for Christ until the early 2000s.[9] In 2006, she shaped the noise-folk band Gowns with The Mae Shi member and then-boyfriend Ezra Buchla.[10] The duo, along with the former drummer of The Mae Shi, Corey Fogel, relocated to San Francisco, California.[10] After holding recording sessions in Anderson's home in South Dakota, the group released its first record, Red State, in 2007.[10] After the record's release, Jacob Felix Heule and Aaron Davis became additions to the band, with Heule replacing Fogel as drummer and Davis becoming the group's bassist.[10] Gowns continued to tour and record, releasing its third and final album, Broken Bones, in 2009.[10]

Discography

Albums

Singles

  • "The Grey Ship / Kind Heart" (Souterrain Transmissions, 2011)
  • "California" (Souterrain Transmissions, 2011)
  • "Soul on Fire" (Hell, Yes!, 2011)
  • "Milkman" (Souterrain Transmissions, 2011)
  • "Marked / Angelo" (Souterrain Transmissions, 2011)

References

  1. ^ "Album Reviews: EMA: Past Life Martyred Saints". Pitchfork. 2011-05-10. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
  2. ^ Skinner, James (2011-05-05). "EMA - Past Life Martyred Saints / Releases / Releases // Drowned In Sound". Drownedinsound.com. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
  3. ^ "EMA - Album Review: EMA - 'Past Life Martyred Saints' - Album Reviews". Nme.Com. 2011-05-04. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
  4. ^ Paul Lester. "New band of the day – No 1,005: EMA | Music | guardian.co.uk". Guardian. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
  5. ^ By J. Edward Keyes. "Artist to Watch: EMAs Spellbinding Noise-Folk Confessionals | Rolling Stone Music". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
  6. ^ "FREE ALBUM: SPIN Tribute to Nirvana's 'Nevermind'". SPIN. 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  7. ^ Decline, The. "The Decline Of : EMA - Past Life Of Martyred Saints". http://declineof.tumblr.com/. Retrieved 2011-05-17. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ AFP Relax – Mon, May 9, 2011 (2011-05-09). "Most blogged artists: EMA releases new track, debut album - Yahoo! News". My.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2011-05-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Phares, Heather. "EMA: Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  10. ^ a b c d e Mason, Stewart. "Gowns: Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved June 25, 2010.

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