New band of the day – No 1,005: EMA

Combining country, goth and grunge, Erika M Anderson's music evokes the midwest in all its gory desolate gloryHometown: San Francisco.The lineup: Erika M Anderson (vocals, guitar).The background: It didn't even occur to us how inextricably linked goth and grunge were until we heard Erika M Anderson, who used to be in legendary bands we've never heard of such as Gowns, about whom a journalist from the Village Voice was once moved to declare: "Holy fucking fuck!" Apologies for the swearing so earl...

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