Edith Crash

Edith Crash
Edith Crash performing Make Music Pasadena, 2014
Background information
Born (1983-10-05) 5 October 1983
Perpignan, France
Genres
Instruments Vocals, guitar, drums
Website edithcrash.com

Edith Crash (born 5 October 1983 in Perpignan, France) is a French singer-songwriter, musician and one woman band.[3]

Career

Edith Crash spent her teenage years in Spain before moving to Los Angeles.[4] In 2015, she recorded her album Partir with producer Alain Johannes.[5] The same year, her song "Casser" remixed by the Chilean musician Sokio[6] was used in the movie Knock, Knock directed by Eli Roth and starring Keanu Reeves .[7]

In February 2016 the prominent French magazine Rock & Folk gave four stars to her record 'Partir'.[8] In 2016 Edith Crash performed at South by Southwest [9] in Austin, Texas. She was featured on NPR as one of the favorite discoveries of the festival.[10] The article describes her style as bluesy, folky, dark and strange.[10]

Live performances

Edith Crash performed at the Primavera Sound Festival in 2012, SXSW [11] and Canadian Music Week [12] in 2016, as well as at Lightning in a Bottle in 2017 [13].

Discography

  • De L'Autre Côté – (2011)[14]
  • Inonde with Alex Augé – Vagueness Records (2012)[15]
  • Partir – (2015)

References

  1. ↑ Baker, Trevor. "Spanish music now: from Alicante to Zaragoza". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Edith Crash". All Music.
  3. ↑ San Roman, Gabriel. "Edith Crash Returns With a New Album Tribute to Her Late Mother". OCWeekly. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  4. ↑ San Roman, Gabriel. "Edith Crash: Gut Wrenching Blues From the South...of France". OC Weekly. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  5. ↑ Bendix, Trish. "Edith Crash Debuts New Single". After Ellen. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Edith Crash + Sokio (in Spanish)". La Banda Elastica. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  7. ↑ Clavaud, Guillaume. "Edith Crash: L'artiste perpignanaise Edith Crash dans la bande originale du prochain film avec Keanu Reeves (in French)". l'Independant. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  8. ↑ Desgroux, Jean-Charles. "Rock & Folk". Rock&Folk. Retrieved February 2016. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  9. ↑ "SXSW official page". SXSW. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  10. 1 2 Hilton, Robin. "SXSW 2016 Wrap-Up: Our Favorite Discoveries And Memorable Moments". NPR. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  11. ↑ SXSW 2016 Wrap-Up: Our Favorite Discoveries And Memorable Moments
  12. ↑ [http://exclaim.ca/music/article/edith_crash-sur_le_bord_de_la_route_video Edith Crash "Sur le Bord de la Route" (video)]
  13. ↑ Lib Schedule
  14. ↑ "De L'Autre Côté". Music Brainz. Retrieved 2011. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  15. ↑ "Inonde". Music Brainz. Retrieved 2013. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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