EMA

Press Update
October 2013

Milkman - Music Video, May 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZrKAR32WKU

Marked - Music Video, September 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaP0gLYDXBE

California- Music Video, October 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLylRDf5u48

Sunday Times, December 2011-UK

Best New Artist

Sunday Times, May 2011- UK

CD of The Week

Spin, February 2012 - USA

Best Of 2011

Spin, February 2012

(USA)

Spin, February 2012

(USA)

Spin, February 2012

(USA)

Pitchfork, 10 May 2011 - USA

Best New Music

Independent on Sunday, February 2012

(UK)

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Independent on Sunday, February 2012

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Spin, February 2012 - USA

California - Best Songs Of The Year

The Sun, December 2011- UK

Top 20 Hot Tracks Of The Year

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Stereogum, 5 December 2011

(USA)

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Mojo, December 2011 - UK

The 50 Best Albums of 2011

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Rock Sound, July 2011

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(France)

JULY AUGUST 2011 PRINT ISSUE FULL PAGE AND REVIEW

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BBC Music, November 2011

(UK)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/23fd

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Sonic, November 2011

(Sweden)

http://www.nme.com/reviews/ema/12481

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Les InRocks, November 2011

(France)

Interview: http://blogs.lesinrocks.com/festival-les-inrocks/2011/11/08/90secondes-avec-anna-calvi-ema-dum-dum-girls-et-le-prince-miiaou/

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JUNE 2011 PRINT ISSUE DOUBLE PAGE OPENING MUSIC !

Les InRocks, June 2011

(France)

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Les InRocks, June 2011

(France)

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Plugged, November 2011

(France)

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Gonzo, October 2011

(Netherlands)

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Zitty, September 2011

(Germany)

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SPIN Style, August 2011

(USA)

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Pitchfork, 2011
(USA)

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Spin, Coachella review April 2012

(USA)

http://www.spin.com/gallery/20-acts-name-their-most-transcendent-festival-moments?image=8

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Spin, April 2012

(USA)

http://www.spin.com/gallery/30-must-see-acts-coachella-2012?image=9

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Montreal Mirror, 8 March 2012

(USA)

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Chicago Sun Times, 31 July 2013

(USA)

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Brookly Vegan, 14 April 2012

(USA)

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2012/04/coachella_2012_4.html

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Quotes
Quite simply the most exciting thing Ive heard in a very, very long time. Glasswerk An enchanting listen EMA could well become a new icon for lo- electronic music. Qthemusic A truly splendid debut album. 8/10 Gaydar Nation via The Press Association Apologies for the swearing so early on, normally we wait till paragraph two to get worked up. But then, Anderson, who now goes by the name EMA, will do that to you. (Note to her record company: you can use that "EMA: she's curse-inducingly good."Guardian New Band of the Day Phenomenal debut album5/5 Sunday Times CD of the Week Blending roughness with beauty could be said to be EMAs thingDebut Album of the Month 4/5 Uncut Deliriously woozy thrill-ride4/5 Mojo Shes already sailed miles past the bright hope stage and is well on her way to lo- legendTime Out Dark, devilish and utterly intriguing, this is an album to lose yourself in4/5 The Fly Masterful handling of each of the nine tracks makes this a truly one-off debut4/5 The Sun EMAs raw power serves heartening evidence of a tough, fearless talentThe Independent 9/10 Loud & Quiet 4/5 Stool Pigeon 4/5 Financial Times Shes a wonder to beholdPitchfork SXSW 2011 Most exciting of all [new artists] has been the arrival of new single 'Grey Ship' b/w 'Kind Heart' by solo artist Erika M. Anderson aka EMA Slay it doesThe Quietus A whole heap of Americana awesomeNME Youll have no idea where you are when the Grey Ship halts but youll know it has been wonderfulMetro Past Life Martyred Saintsis a remarkably accomplished record4/5 The Skinny Utterly compelling Single of the Month 5/5 Artrocker A wistful layered female vocal juxtaposed with guitars that manage to alternate tonally FredPerry.com/Fred Perry Subculture The best new guitar slinger in town Hecklerspray A rare 'DiScover' recommendation...You're sucked into an ornate vortex of a true artist, who is not just making songs but building a planet for us to inhabit.Drowned in Sound Irresistible and constant It is brilliant and EMA deserves to be heard. 4/5Music News This would already be sitting on top of the tottering pile of data that is our albums of the year long listif we made such things.20jazzfunkgreats Some intelligent confessional songwriting, some sublime sky-sawing guitars at around 3:30, and that voice, warm and longing, with just the right amount of attitude.Fred Perry Subculture Deliriously woozy thrill-ride4/5 Mojo Although it was actually released last week, its taken us this long to get all the way through this slow burning psychedelic alt.blues masterpiece [Kind Heart] one of the stars of this years SXSWTime Out

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Contact Music: http://www.contactmusic.com/new/home.nsf/interview/ema-erika-m-anderson Because London: http://becauselondon.com/radio/2011/05/18/california.aspx This Is Ape: http://www.thisisape.com/magazine/?p=179 Not Pop: http://notpop.co.uk/ema-past-life-martyed-saints/2011/05/25/ Q The Music: http://news.qthemusic.com/2011/05/ema_-_milkman.html Fault Magazine: http://www.faultmagazine.com/2011/05/ema/ One Thirty BPM: http://onethirtybpm.com/media/mp3-ema-milkman/ Glasswerk: http://www.glasswerk.co.uk/reviews/national/9753/EMA Loud & Quiet: http://www.loudandquiet.com/2011/05/ema-past-life-martyred-saints/ The Girls Are: http://thegirlsare.wordpress.com/2011/05/26/review-ema/ GaydarNation: http://gaydarnation.com/UserPortal/Article/Detail.aspx?ID=29524&sid=1&gnbox_cn=0&gnbox_ca=4 New Noise http://www.noisemag.net/?p=7708 Magic RPM - Album Review & Marked Video http://www.magicrpm.com/artistes/ema/a-lire/chroniques/past-life-martyred-saints http://www.magicrpm.com/infos/ema/marked-le-clip http://friendfeed.com/magicrpm?start=270 Telerama - Playlisting http://www.telerama.fr/musique/tour-de-pistes-21-cloud-control-other-lives-johnny-leyton-julien-baer, 70190.php Click n Clock Radio - California and Milkman Playlisting http://www.clicknrock.fr/le-labo-9/playlist-du-labo-du-15-mai-2011-1952.html http://www.clicknrock.fr/le-labo-9/playlist-du-labo-du-12-juin-2011-2209.html

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LOlympia - Les InRocks Festival http://www.olympiahall.com/rock-electro/festival-les-inrocks-black-xs-2011.html Blogothque - After P.J. Harvey Feature http://www.blogotheque.net/Une-vie-apres-PJ The Drone - Article, Homepage & Pre-Release Album Stream http://www.the-drone.com/magazine/ema-past-life-martyred-saints/ Brain Magazine - Interview & Video Posting http://brain-magazine.com/interviews/17-interviews/6203-ema-fuck-you-california Fluctuat - Feature & Video Posting http://musique.uctuat.net/blog/49202-ema-la-petite-soeur-de-kim-gordon-de-sonic-youth.html La Depeche - Marked Video http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2011/09/21/1172527-ema-marked-le-clip.html Artistik Rezo - Album Review http://www.artistikrezo.com/201106206979/musique/pop/rock/eman-past-life-martyred-saints.html Wizzmusic - Biography & 3 Songs http://www.wizzmusic.com/ema Poptronics - Review & California Video http://www.poptronics.fr/Sortez-Scout-Niblett-EMA-Jeff Hexagone Ecstacy - Milkman Review & Video http://hexagonecstacy.com/tag/past-life-martyred-saints Cest Entendu - Album Review http://cestentendu.blogspot.com/2011/06/vise-un-peu-ema-past-life-martyred.html Muzzart - Album Review

http://www.muzzart.fr/lezine/chronik/ema-past-life-martyred-saints.html
Music Story - Feature http://www.music-story.com/ema/past-life-martyred-saints Hop - News http://hop.over-blog.com/article-les-nouveautes-musqiue-de-la-semaine-du-18-avril-2011-72082056.html Discordance - Souterrain Transmissions Feature http://www.discordance.fr/souterrain-transmissions-un-ours-a-berlin-20115 Indie Rock Mag - Milkman, California & Marked Videos http://www.indierockmag.com/article14227.html

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Paper Blog - Review & California Video http://www.paperblog.fr/4385338/ema-past-life-martyred-saints Rock It to the Moon - Review & California Audio http://www.rockittothemoon.com/-EMA-.html Moustique - Album Review & Video Postings http://www.moustique.be/culture/musique/18021/ema-past-life-martyred-saints En Trois Lignes - Abum Pick http://3lignes.blogspot.com/2011/05/ema-past-life-martyred-saints-2011.html Toujours un Coup dAvance - Album Review http://www.toujoursuncoupdavance.com/EMA-Past-Life-Martyred-Saints.html Funk You Dear - Album Review http://funkyoudear.com/2011/06/13/ema-past-life-martyred-saints/ Le Grand Mix - Concert Plug & Video Posting http://www.legrandmix.com/pages/concert.php?date=2011-11-09&rang= Lords of Rock - Feature & California Video http://www.lordsofrock.net/ema-past-life-martyred-saints/ Le Guide Musical - Collection of Album Ratings and California Video http://www.leguidemusical.com/61-pop-rock/4779-ema-past-life-martyred-saints.html Bon Pour Les Oreilles - California Video http://www.bonpourlesoreilles.net/musique/2011/09/ema-california_clip.html Tea Zine - Article (7.10.11) http://tea-zine.com/ Soul Kitchen - Album Review & California Video http://www.soul-kitchen.fr/23530-clip-ema-california Qobuz - Review and Playlist http://www.qobuz.com/album/past-life-martyred-saints-ema/5414939126079 Qobuz - Album Review http://www.qobuz.com/info/MAGAZINE-ACTUALITES/VIDEO-DU-JOUR/Le-phenomene-EMAepileptiques-s56985 Indie Pop Rock - Album Review & Live Report in Brussels http://www.qobuz.com/info/MAGAZINE-ACTUALITES/VIDEO-DU-JOUR/Le-phenomene-EMAepileptiques-s56985 http://www.indiepoprock.net/live.php?id=551

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Collapseboard.com - 12 favourite songs of 2011 so far $ http://www.collapseboard.com/everett-true/everett-trues-12-favourite-songs-of-2011-so-far/2/ Flotzam - Live Review http://otzam.com/post/Wild-Beasts-EMA-The-Neptune.aspx Agnes B - DJ Set & Playlisting http://europe.agnesb.com/fr/bside/section/l-univers-agnes-b/on-aime-la-musique/dj-set-d-ema Vogue - Acoustic Session & Interview http://www.vogue.fr/vogue-tv/reportages/videos/ema-chante-pour-vogue/761 http://www.vogue.fr/culture/agenda/articles/nouvel-album-d-ema-past-life-martyred-saints/7757 Liberation Next - Article and Playlist http://next.liberation.fr/culture/01012342009-aimez-ema http://next.liberation.fr/musique/06013805-la-playlist-ema-imany-alborosie Teleobs.Nouvelobs - Web Selection http://teleobs.nouvelobs.com/articles/blogs-musique-un-nouveau-titre-en-prelude-a-la-sortie-de-l-album-dema Les InRocks Web - Top Playlist of the Year http://www.lesinrocks.com/musique/musique-article/t/67347/date/2011-07-07/article/les-meilleurs-albumsde-2011-pour-linstant/ Les InRocks Web - News Selection of the Team http://www.lesinrocks.com/musique/musique-article/t/66193/date/2011-06-09/article/et-toi-tecoutes-quoi-8/ Les InRocks Web - Video of the Week & New Band to Check Out http://www.lesinrocks.com/musique/musique-article/t/63225/date/2011-04-15/article/cinq-groupes-asuivre-41/ http://www.lesinrocks.com/musique/musique-article/t/64516/date/2011-05-03/article/nouvelle-tete-ettelechargement-ema Les InRocks Web - Full Interview http://www.lesinrocks.com/musique/musique-article/t/65755/date/2011-05-27/article/ema-interview-dunphenomene/ Les InRocks Web - Marked Video http://blogs.lesinrocks.com/festival-les-inrocks/2011/09/20/ema-la-video-de-marked/ Les InRocks Web - Artist Presentation http://www.lesinrocks.com/musique/artiste/ema/ Les Inrocks Web - Festival des InRocks http://www.lesinrocks.com/musique/musique-article/t/66718/date/2011-06-20/article/ema-pile-electrique/ Les InRocks Blog - Photoshoot by Renaud Monfourny http://blogs.lesinrocks.com/photos/2011/06/06/ema/

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Stars Are Underground - Album Review http://starsareunderground.free.fr/html/chroniques/pastlifemartyredsaints.html Yin Magazine - Album Review and Milkman Video http://starsareunderground.free.fr/html/chroniques/pastlifemartyredsaints.html Spirit of Rock - Gig Listing http://www.spirit-of-rock.com/album-groupe-Ema-nom_album-Past_Life_Martyred_Saints-l-fr.html Musiczine - Album Review http://www.musiczine.net/fr/chroniques/ema/past-life-martyred-saints/ AujourdHui - Les InRocks Festival http://etudiant.aujourdhui.fr/etudiant/sortir/tag/festival_les_inrocks.html Azzedine Fall Blog - Album Review http://azzedinefall.tumblr.com/ Star Wax Mag - News http://www.starwaxmag.com/ Cultival - Les InRocks Festival http://www.cultival.fr/fr/spectacles/festival-les-inrocksblack-xs RTL Radio - Milkman Review http://www.rtl.be/loisirs/musique/news/5041/blogs-musique-un-nouveau-titre-en-pr-lude-la-sortie-de-lalbum-d-ema College Times - Interview http://www.ecollegetimes.com/music/ema-talks-musical-instinct-martyrdom-1.2652727#.Tp1RJnEbXyE Consequence of Sound - Live Review http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/10/live-review-wild-beasts-ema-at-los-angeles-echoplex-1013/ One Thirty BPM - Live Review http://onethirtybpm.com/live/live-review-and-photos-wild-beasts-and-ema-october-13-2011-echoplex-losangeles-ca/ Papermag - Interview Feature http://www.papermag.com/2011/10/ema_on_her_new_album_being_a_b.php Brooklyn Vegan - Live Photos http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2011/10/zola_jesus_give.html They Live - Live Review and Photos http://www.theylive.org/2011/10/ema-back-in-los-angeles-live-at.html The L Magazine - Live Review http://www.thelmagazine.com/TheMeasure/archives/2011/10/21/cmj-thursday-ema-and-other-much-lessimportant-stuff

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Chart Attack - MP3 Roundup Selection (Angelo) http://www.chartattack.com/news/2011/nov/03/mp3-roundup Sexbeat - Marked/Angelo Audio Posting http://sexbeatlondon.com/2011/11/02/ema-marked/ Noisevox - Marked Video http://www.noisevox.org/node/27131 Splice Today - Buttery Knife Acoustic Video http://www.splicetoday.com/music/ema-on-la-blogotheque Just Music That I Like - Endless Nameless Posting http://www.justmusicthatilike.com/2011/11/ema-6-endless-nameless.html Time Out Sydney - Featured Listing http://www.au.timeout.com/sydney/music/events/28340/ema-yuck Cult of the New - Past Life Martyred Saints Review http://cultofthenew.com/2011/11/17/ema-past-life-martyred-saints/ Cool Music Central - Live Review & Live Videos http://coolmusiccentral.blogspot.com/2011/11/ema-monovine-live-bios-athens-november.html Those Who Dig - Angelo Audio Posting http://www.thosewhodig.net/?article=640 Pluto Mag - Live Videos from BIOS http://plutomag.blogspot.com/2011/11/ema-milkman-live-bios-arte-asco-gig.html Vinyl Anthology - Marked Video http://vinylanthology.wordpress.com/2011/12/01/ode-to-the-music-video-featuring-ema/ CMU - CMU Artists of the Year http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/cmu-artists-of-the-year-2011-ema/ Consequence of Sound - Top 50 Songs of 2011 (#7) http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/12/songs-of-the-year-2011/ Metro News - Best 2011 Artists http://www.metronews.ca/london/scene/article/1046003--2011-s-musicians-who-deserve-another-look Spend Matters - Christmas Gift Suggestion www.spendmatters.co.uk/musical-christmas-gift-suggestions-rock-turkey/ Prex Mag - Top 50 Albums of 2011 (#12) http://www.prexmag.com/features/colin-stetson-das-racist-ema-eet-foxes-james-blake-m83-panda-bearst-vincent-the-war-on-drugs-the-weeknd/prexs-top-50-albums-2011-20-11/59578/ The Quietus - Interview w/ EMA & Zola Jesus http://thequietus.com/articles/07511-ema-zola-jesus-interview

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Uncut - The Great Escape review http://www.uncut.co.uk/blog/festivals/club-uncut-at-the-great-escape-day-three Clash Music - The Great Escape Review http://www.clashmusic.com/live-review/the-great-escape-2012 Spin - Bonnaroo review http://www.spin.com/articles/bonnaroo-2012-danny-brown-ema-white-denim-and-7-more-thursdayhighlights AOL Music - Bonnaroo review http://m.aol.com/music/blog/spinner/2012/06/08/bonnaroo-day-one-recap/ Yahoo Music - Bonnaroo review http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/musicfests/bonnaroo-2012-thursday-bonnaroo-begins-141840722.html

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Motor - Top 20 Albums of the Year http://www.motor.de/motormeinung/motor.de/die_top_20_alben_des_jahres_2011.html Village Voice - Feature http://www.villagevoice.com/2012-01-18/music/california-demise-tyler-the-creator-and-ema-feel-the-badvibes/ OPB Arts & Life - Studio Session http://www.opb.org/artsandlife/music/article/studio-session-ema/ Beat - Melbourne Show Announcement http://www.beat.com.au/music/ema-announces-headline-show LA Underground - Feature http://www.la-underground.net/2012/01/los-angeles-loves-ema.html Sabotage Times - 5 Best Gigs of 2011 http://www.sabotagetimes.com/music/5-brilliant-gigs-you-missed-in-2011/ Loud And Quiet - Feature http://www.loudandquiet.com/2011/12/ema-interview/ Pitchfork TV - Pitchfork Music Festival http://pitchfork.com/tv/pitchfork-music-festival/1771-ema/2851-interview/ The Hype - Nirvana Cover http://musichype.com/ema-covers-nirvana-s-endless-nameless/ Music Review Database - Album Review http://musicreviewdatabase.blogspot.com/2012/01/ema-past-life-martyred-saints.html Under The Radar - Milkman Live Video http://www.undertheradar.co.nz/utr/more/NID/4711/Lead-Up-To-Laneway-EMA---Milkman-Live.utr Cheese On Toast - Interview http://cheeseontoast.co.nz/2012/01/26/listen-to-our-interview-with-erika-m-anderson-aka-ema/ The Quietus - Video Premiere http://thequietus.com/articles/07978-ema-valentines-day-bullying Pitchfork - Video Premiere http://www.pitchfork.com/news/45409-video-ema-take-one-two/ NME - The Great Escape review http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/video/2012/may/14/great-escape-festival-video-review?newsfeed=true Neon Filler - The Great Escape review http://www.neonller.com/wordpress/?p=6166 The Latest - The Great Escape review http://thelatest.co.uk/brighton/2012/05/14/the-great-escape-%E2%80%93-blanck-mass/

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