Erika M. Anderson
Encyclopedia
Erika M. Anderson is a singer/songwriter from South Dakota. She was originally in Drone Folk band Gowns, and she went solo in 2011 releasing her debut album Past Life Martyred Saints, which received positive reviews on Pitchfork
, Drowned In Sound
and the NME
. After releasing her debut album EMA was named "New Band of the Day" by the Guardian
newspaper and the "Artist To Watch" by Rolling Stone Magazine. In 2011 she performed "Endless Nameless" for SPIN's 20th anniversary tribute to Nirvana's
album "Nevermind
".
She has been heavily blogged about 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.
Pitchfork
A pitchfork is an agricultural tool with a long handle and long, thin, widely separated pointed tines used to lift and pitch loose material, such as hay, leaves, grapes, dung or other agricultural materials. Pitchforks typically have two or three tines...
, Drowned In Sound
Drowned in Sound
DrownedinSound.com or DiS is a UK based music webzine financed by artist management company Silentway . The site is an editorially independent music website.-History:...
and the NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
. After releasing her debut album EMA was named "New Band of the Day" by the Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
newspaper and the "Artist To Watch" by Rolling Stone Magazine. In 2011 she performed "Endless Nameless" for SPIN's 20th anniversary tribute to Nirvana's
Nirvana (band)
Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987...
album "Nevermind
Nevermind
Nevermind is the second studio album by the American rock band Nirvana, released on September 24, 1991. Produced by Butch Vig, Nevermind was the group's first release on DGC Records...
".
She has been heavily blogged about 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.