Edith Crash
Musical artist
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Edith Crash (born 5 October 1983 in Perpignan, France) is a French singer-songwriter, musician, producer[4] and one woman band.[5]
Edith Crash | |
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Edith Crash performing Make Music Pasadena, 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 5 October 1983 Perpignan, France |
| Genres | |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, drums |
| Label | Light In The Attic Records |
| Website | edithcrash |
Career
Edith Crash spent her teenage years in Spain before moving to Los Angeles.[6] In 2015, she recorded her album Partir with producer Alain Johannes.[7] The same year, her song "Casser" remixed by the Chilean musician Sokio[8] was used in the movie Knock, Knock directed by Eli Roth and starring Keanu Reeves .[9]
In February 2016 the prominent French magazine Rock & Folk gave four stars to her record 'Partir'.[10] In 2016 Edith Crash performed at South by Southwest[11] in Austin, Texas. She was featured on NPR as one of the favorite discoveries of the festival.[12] The article describes her style as bluesy, folky, dark and strange.[12]
In October 2019 Edith announces her new record "Frenzy" available from Light In The Attic Records.[13] The album, was co-produced by Edith and Jeff Berner (Psychic TV), it includes collaborations with Alain Johannes and was mastered by Bernie Grundman.[14] A music video directed by Vice Cooler was released for the song "Running". It was filmed in and around the venue The Smell in Downtown Los Angeles .[15] Henry Rollins described "Frenzy" as a "Super cool album[16]" and played several[17] songs [18] on his KCRW show.
Live performances
Edith Crash performed at the Primavera Sound Festival in 2012, SXSW [19] and Canadian Music Week[20] in 2016, as well as at Lightning in a Bottle in 2017.[21]