Anna Burch
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Anna Burch
| image = Anna burch port eliot 2018.jpg
| caption = Burch at the 2018 Port Eliot Festival
| origin = Detroit, Michigan
| genre = Indie pop, indie rock
| instrument = Vocals, guitar
| years_active = {{Start date|2014}}–present
| label = Polyvinyl,
| associated_acts = Frontier Ruckus, Failed Flowers, Matthew Milia, Stef Chura, Paul Cherry
| website = {{URL|annaburchmusic.com}}
}}
Anna Burch ({{IPAc-en|ɑː|n|ə}}){{cite tweet|user=annaisaburch|author=Anna Burch|number=1236169006308102144|date=March 7, 2020|title=Ahna}} Replying to: {{cite tweet|user=aarond|author=Aaron Dunlap|title=For a newbie... how do you pronounce it?|number=1236147692557996034|date=March 6, 2020}} is an American singer-songwriter from Detroit, Michigan.
Career
Burch spent her early years as a touring musician as part of Frontier Ruckus,{{cite web |last1=Meija |first1=Mercedes |title=Anna Burch debuts her solo album "Quit the Curse" after a good run with Frontier Ruckus |url=http://www.michiganradio.org/post/anna-burch-debuts-her-solo-album-quit-curse-after-good-run-frontier-ruckus |website=Michigan Radio |date=February 9, 2018 |accessdate=August 2, 2018}} until she decided to take a break from music to attend grad school in Chicago. Her musical hiatus ended in 2014 when she moved back to Detroit and continued singing in Frontier Ruckus while beginning to co-front Failed Flowers.{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Michael |title=Meet Your New Favorite Band: Failed Flowers |url=https://daily.bandcamp.com/2016/07/05/interview-failed-flowers/ |website=Bandcamp |date=July 5, 2016 |accessdate=August 2, 2018}} While participating in these groups, Burch wrote songs and recorded phone demos, her first solo release being a split single with Stef Chura. With the encouragement and help of friend and Chicago musician Paul Cherry, her demos eventually turned into the full band recordings of her debut album.{{cite web |last1=Terry |first1=Josh |title=Paul Cherry's Smooth and Psychedelic Debut Album Is a Weirdo-Pop Gem |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/paul-cherrys-smooth-and-psychedelic-debut-album-is-a-weirdo-pop-gem/ |website=Noisey |date=March 30, 2018 |access-date=August 2, 2018}}
Burch signed to Polyvinyl Records in 2017 after PV artist Fred Thomas, formerly of Saturday Looks Good To Me, sent demos to the label with the note "This is not a drill. You need to hear this."{{cite web |title=Welcome to the PV family, Anna Burch!!! |url=https://www.polyvinylrecords.com/news/2050 |website=Polyvinyl Records |accessdate=August 2, 2018}} Burch released singles "2 Cool to Care," "Asking 4 a Friend," "Tea Soaked Letter," and finally "Quit the Curse," which premiered on Noisey days before her debut full-length,{{cite web |last1=Terry |first1=Josh |title=Anna Burch's New Track Is Anxious and Relatable, Like All Good Indie Rock |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/anna-burchs-new-track-is-anxious-and-relatable-like-all-good-indie-rock/ |website=Noisey |date=January 30, 2018 |publisher=Vice |access-date=August 2, 2018}} Quit the Curse, was released on February 2, 2018. Following the album's release, Burch shared a music video for "With You Every Day," which premiered on The Fader.{{cite web |last1=Wang |first1=Steffanee |title=If you're bummed about a current relationship, listen to this song by Anna Burch |url=http://www.thefader.com/2018/04/02/anna-burch-with-you-every-day-premiere |website=The Fader |accessdate=August 2, 2018}}
In April 2020, Burch released her second album, If You're Dreaming.{{cite web |title=Anna Burch's enchanting 'If You're Dreaming' arrives everywhere today! |url=https://www.polyvinylrecords.com/news/2432 |website=Polyvinyl Records |accessdate=June 29, 2020}} Spring North American and summer European tours were announced in support of the album, but were postponed to spring 2021 and fall 2020 respectively due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |title=@annaisaburch, "I'm sure it comes as no surprise (deja vu!) but our rescheduled US album release tour with @longbeardband is being postponed again..." |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CByd5Ogj067/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CByd5Ogj067 |archive-date=December 26, 2021 |url-access=registration|website=Instagram | date=June 23, 2020 |accessdate=July 25, 2020}}{{cbignore}}{{cite tweet |user=annaisaburch |number=1250450452627566592 |date=April 15, 2020 |title=We've rescheduled some of the European dates! More to be announced}}
Musical style
Pitchfork has described Anna Burch as an artist who "cuts with her folk-rock past and turns to 1960s-indebted indie pop and 1990s-schooled alt-rock hooks."{{cite web |last1=Corcoran |first1=Nina |title=Anna Burch – Quit the Curse |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/anna-burch-quit-the-curse/ |website=Pitchfork |publisher=Condé Nast |accessdate=August 2, 2018}} As she told Billboard, Burch cites Elliott Smith and Alvvays as major influences for Quit the Curse.{{cite magazine |last1=Braca |first1=Nina |title=Anna Burch Takes Creative Control on 'Personal' Debut Album 'Quit the Curse' |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8097623/anna-burch-quit-the-curse-album-interview |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=August 2, 2018}}
Discography
;Studio Albums
- Quit the Curse (2018)
- If You’re Dreaming (2020)
;Singles
- "2 Cool 2 Care" (2017)
- "Asking 4 a Friend" (2017)
- "Not So Bad" (2020)
- "Party's Over" (2020)
References
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External links
- [https://annaburchmusic.com/ Anna Burch]
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Musicians from Detroit
Category:American indie pop musicians
Category:American indie rock musicians
Category:American women rock singers