I'd like to pull your attention away from Lana Del Rey and Adele for a few quick minutes and give relative newcomer
Anya Marina some well deserved ears. She's premiering the track "Notice Me" from her forthcoming release "Felony Flats" on Atlantic Records which is coming out on March 13. It's a great song that relies more on guitar, bass and drums all fronted by her lovely voice that kind of reminds me of some of the sweet stuff that Yo La Tengo and other Matador artists were putting out more than a few years ago. Anya has some local heritage here in Michigan as she grew up in Ann Arbor then moved west for Califormia and now resides in Portland, Oregon. Besides being a singer, she's also quite the writer with her ongoing column on Huffington Post "
Adventures of A Lady Rocker:I Can't Get No..." A past moment of hers that I'll have to look up involves her covering T.I.'s "Whatever You Like" which was later used in an episode of Gossip Girl. Give "
Notice Me" a listen and you'll hear the drums kick in the most awesome way at about 1:30 seconds into the track. The name drops to Purple Rain and Velvet Underground in the song also illustrate her taste in good music.
Notice Me - Anya Marina
