EERA Reflection Of Youth
Stunning debut album from a Big Dada curveball.
“A bold talent”
Clash
Out now on Big Dada via Inertia Music
EERA SHARES THE TITLE TRACK FROM FORTHCOMING ALBUM REFLECTION OF YOUTH
Album out this Friday on Big Dada via Inertia Music
Today EERA has shared “Reflection Of Youth“, the title track and the closing song on her debut album which is out this Friday, November 3 on Big Dada via Inertia Music.
LISTEN TO “REFLECTION OF YOUTH”
“Reflection Of Youth” is a beautiful, plaintive track about unrequited love, and the frustration it can instil. “It’s about desperately wanting someone to love you, and be intimate with you” says the Norwegian-born, London-based Anna Lena Bruland, aka EERA, “and getting frustrated by the fact the person doesn’t understand you should be together“.
EERA has previously shared the album’s opening track and lead single, “Living” and “Christine”, which Gold Flake Paint described as “deft but atmospheric“. She also premiered the video for “I Wanna Dance” which NME called “potent stuff” and Loud & Quiet “infectious“, features Ruby Waxwork (the alter ego of Douglas Dare).
EERA
Reflection of Youth
1. Living
2. Beast
3. Christine
4. I Wanna Dance
5. Survived
6. 10 000 Voices
7. Watching You
8. Trust
9. Wise Man
10. Reflection of Youth
Reflection of Youth by EERA is out this Friday on Big Dada via Inertia Music
Pre-Order it here: https://Inertia.lnk.to/R
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Featured Photo Credit : Alice Rainis
EERA SHARES NEW VIDEO FOR “I WANNA DANCE” Debut album Reflection of Youth out Friday November 3
“Glistening chamber-folk from the one-to-watch Norwegian.”
The Sunday Times
“Introspective and instantly seductive, the debut single from EERA is nothing short of breathtaking.”
The Line Of Best Fit
“Magisterial folk-rock sound that could pass for an extraterrestrial Sharon Van Etten.”
Stereogum
“A bold talent.”
Clash
Today EERA, the moniker of the Norwegian-born, London-based musician Anna Lena Bruland, shares a video for her current single “I Wanna Dance”. The video, which was directed by Jodie Canwell (The Big Moon, Lucy Rose, Spring King) features Ruby Waxwork, the alter ego of artist Douglas Dare, in her first ever filmed performance. EERA’s debut album Reflection Of Youth is out Friday November 3 on Big Dada via Inertia Music.
On the upbeat track, the pressures of modern life – financial, romantic and existential – are kept at bay by intervals of good, old-fashioned hedonism. “Christine”, the second and very different track released simultaneously, showcases another side to the upcoming, much anticipated Nick Rayner-produced record. It’s a gentle song about courage, advice and family and is the album’s emotional core.
Reflection Of Youth – which was recorded in a studio on a working dairy farm deep in the wilds of West Wales as well as in the producer’s home studio in Cork, Ireland – is an album of visceral beauty and blistering honesty. For Anna Lena, the album is a document of a tumultuous chapter in her life. It’s very much about living through your twenties, which in Norwegian society are “the years when you’re supposed to figure everything out.”
Reflection Of Youth follows the release of last year’s eponymous debut EP which received radio support from Huw Stephens (BBC Radio 1), Lauren Laverne and Tom Ravenscroft (BBC 6 Music) as well as critical praise from the likes of The Sunday Times and Time Out New Yorkwho included “Drive With Fear” in their Best Songs Of 2016 list.
Following two sold out headline shows last year as well as festival slots at The Great Escape, Dot To Dot and End Of The Road, EERA has confirmed UK tour dates to support the album release including playing at London’s Rough Trade East.
EERA
Reflection of Youth
1. Living
2. Beast
3. Christine
4. I Wanna Dance
5. Survived
6. 10 000 Voices
7. Watching You
8. Trust
9. Wise Man
10. Reflection of Youth
Reflection of Youth by EERA is out Friday November 3 on Big Dada via Inertia Music
Pre-Order it here: https://Inertia.lnk.to/R
www.eera.co.uk
www.facebook.com/eeramusic
www.twitter.com/eeramusic
Featured Photo Credit : Alice Rainis
EERA SIGNS TO BIG DADA SHARES TWO TRACKS “I WANNA DANCE” AND “CHRISTINE” Debut album Reflection of Youth out Friday November 3
“Glistening chamber-folk from the one-to-watch Norwegian.”
The Sunday Times
“A bold talent.”
Clash
“Recommended for fans of early Chan Marshall and
stripped-down PJ Harvey numbers.”
Time Out
“The kind of music that has you floating away somewhere
else, with her electric guitar and her lilting vocals,
no matter what your troubles.”
Noisey
EERA, the moniker of the Norwegian-born, London-based musician Anna Lena Bruland, will release her debut album Reflection Of Youth out Friday November 3 on Big Dada via Inertia Music. Today, she shares two tracks, “I Wanna Dance” and “Christine”, showcasing two facets of the upcoming, much anticipated Nick Rayner-produced record. On the upbeat “I Wanna Dance”, the pressures of modern life – financial, romantic and existential – are kept at bay by intervals of good, old-fashioned hedonism. “Christine”, a gentle song about courage, advice and family, is the album’s emotional core.
Reflection Of Youth – which was recorded in a studio on a working dairy farm deep in the wilds of West Wales as well as in the producer’s home studio in Cork, Ireland – is an album of visceral beauty and blistering honesty. It is a brave, candid and uncompromising record about finding purpose from confusion and strength in your weaknesses. It’s about learning how to work through your problems and take charge of your own life, instead of relying on others to do it for you. Its ten songs were largely composed in the small hours of the night and are arguably best experienced in that context, when soul-searching and introspection come naturally.
For Anna Lena, the album is a document of a tumultuous chapter in her life. It’s very much about living through your twenties, which in Norwegian society are “the years when you’re supposed to figure everything out.”
Reflection Of Youth follows the release of last year’s eponymous debut EP which received radio support from Huw Stephens (BBC Radio 1), Lauren Laverne and Tom Ravenscroft (BBC 6 Music) as well as critical praise from the likes of The Sunday Times and Time Out New Yorkwho included “Drive With Fear” in their Best Songs Of 2016 list. The EP’s eerie, atmospheric sound also earned her favourable comparisons to Sharon Van Etten and Cat Power.
On Reflection Of Youth, EERA’s sound has already evolved into something rawer, rockier and noticeably angrier. “It was a really odd experience to listen back to the record and realise what I’d made,” says Anna Lena. “I was surprised by how different, how much more powerful it felt from the EP. Those songs sounded like I was quietly knocking on the door, trying to get in, whereas the album feels like I’m stepping through it.” If Anna Lena set out to achieve anything, she says, “it was to make an incredibly honest record that would give people a real sense of who I am. I think it’s important to be vulnerable, to not be afraid of showing emotion and be open about it with the people around you. We all face problems in our lives, so why not meet them head-on?”
Following two sold out headline shows last year as well as festival slots at The Great Escape, Dot To Dot and End Of The Road, EERA has confirmed UK tour dates to support the album release including playing at London’s Rough Trade East.
EERA
Reflection of Youth
1. Living
2. Beast
3. Christine
4. I Wanna Dance
5. Survived
6. 10 000 Voices
7. Watching You
8. Trust
9. Wise Man
10. Reflection of Youth
Reflection of Youth by EERA is out Friday November 3 on Big Dada via Inertia Music
Pre-Order it here: https://Inertia.lnk.to/R
Featured Photo Credit : Alice Rainis
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