Americana UK: Bad Blood Review

Sep 28, 2011 | Bad Blood, Press

Condemnation to redemption: A day in the life Tim Merricks Wednesday, 28 September 2011 Ana Egge has been recording her own special brand of wisdom since the late nineties and Bad Blood is her seventh and most bittersweet offering yet. On first listen it’s easy to...

Guitar World: 10 Female Guitarists You Should Know

Sep 2, 2011 | Press

Here’s something you don’t see every day: a guitar player who built her own guitar. Yep, when she was 17, Egge’s astrology teacher, also an accomplished luthier, invited her to work on a guitar as his apprentice … and she still plays it to this day (Wait, they teach...

Rolling Stone Review – Bad Blood

Aug 23, 2011 | Press

Ana Egge – Bad Blood Ammal Rolling Stone: 3.5 star rating You can’t say this North Dakota-raised singer-songwriter doesn’t have range. Her 2007 Lazy Days, a breezy concept LP about idleness, covered Arcade Fire and the Kinks. Her latest, a team-up with producer Steve...

Time Out NY – Top Live Shows

Aug 2, 2011 | Press

Ana Egge, a modern folkie with roots in North Dakota and a home in Brooklyn, first won acclaim about a decade ago, largely on the basis of her songwriting. She is also a proficient guitarist with an intimate touch, having built her own instrument as a teenager under...

Ana Egge, Lazy Days: * * * American idle

Aug 2, 2011 | Press

There have been concept albums about sensorily deprived children, the adventures of the singers’ grandmother, and even one about a man composing a concept album, but North Dakota singer Egge might well be the first with a tribute to indolence. However, a lot of care...

Pop-Break.com Interview

Jun 30, 2011 | Press

Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Ana Egge’s latest album Bad Blood perfectly encapsulates her sweet melodies, soft mixture of country and alternative rock and deep, haunting lyrics. Recorded in the famous Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, NY and produced by Steve...