Edith Crash

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Edith Crash

| image = Edith Crash Live.jpg

| image_size = 250

| caption = Edith Crash performing Make Music Pasadena, 2014

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1983|10|05}}

| birth_place = Perpignan, France

| instrument = Vocals, guitar, drums

| genre = {{flatlist|*Blues,{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/jun/19/spanish-music-sounds-europe | title=Spanish music now: from Alicante to Zaragoza | work=The Guardian | accessdate=19 June 2012 | author=Baker, Trevor| date=19 June 2012 }}

Rock{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/edith-crash-mn0002797745 | title=Edith Crash | publisher=All Music }}
Electronic{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/frenzy-mw0003326715 | title=Edith Crash | publisher=All Music }}}}

| label = Light In The Attic Records

| website = {{URL|edithcrash.com}}

}}

Edith Crash (born 5 October 1983 in Perpignan, France) is a French singer-songwriter, musician, producer{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/frenzy-mw0003326715/credits|title=Frenzy - Edith Crash {{!}} Credits|website=AllMusic|language=en-us|access-date=2020-01-21}} and one woman band.{{cite web|last=San Roman|first=Gabriel|title=Edith Crash Returns With a New Album Tribute to Her Late Mother|url=http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2015/06/edith_crash_partir_new_album_beatnik_bandito_santa_ana.php/|publisher=OCWeekly|accessdate=19 January 2015}}

Career

Edith Crash spent her teenage years in Spain before moving to Los Angeles.{{cite web|last=San Roman|first=Gabriel|title=Edith Crash: Gut Wrenching Blues From the South...of France|url=http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2014/02/edith_crash_french_blues_proof_doll_hut.php|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150901201352/http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2014/02/edith_crash_french_blues_proof_doll_hut.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 September 2015|publisher=OC Weekly|accessdate=5 February 2014}}

In 2015, she recorded her album Partir with producer Alain Johannes.{{cite web|last= Bendix|first=Trish |title=Edith Crash Debuts New Single|url=http://www.afterellen.com/people/446619-exclusive-premiere-edith-crashs-aurait-pu-rester-la-stayed|publisher=After Ellen|accessdate=6 August 2015}}

The same year, her song "Casser" remixed by the Chilean musician Sokio{{cite web|title=Edith Crash + Sokio (in Spanish)

|url=http://www.labandaelastica.com/indie-corner/edith-crash-sokio|publisher=La Banda Elastica|accessdate=11 February 2014}} was used in the movie Knock, Knock directed by Eli Roth and starring Keanu Reeves .{{cite web|last=Clavaud|first=Guillaume|title=Edith Crash: L'artiste perpignanaise Edith Crash dans la bande originale du prochain film avec Keanu Reeves (in French)

|url=http://www.lindependant.fr/2015/01/26/l-artiste-perpignanaise-edith-crash-dans-la-bande-originale-du-prochain-film-avec-keanu-reeves,1984098.php|publisher=l'Independant|accessdate=26 January 2015}}

In February 2016 the prominent French magazine Rock & Folk gave four stars to her record 'Partir'.{{cite web|last=Desgroux|first=Jean-Charles|title=Rock & Folk |url=http://edithcrash.com/prensa/rock-and-folk-fevrier-2016-small|publisher=Rock&Folk|accessdate=February 1, 2016}}

In 2016 Edith Crash performed at South by Southwest{{cite web|title=SXSW official page|url=http://schedule.sxsw.com/2016/events/event_MS35177|publisher=SXSW|accessdate=24 March 2016}} in Austin, Texas. She was featured on NPR as one of the favorite discoveries of the festival.{{cite web|last=Hilton|first=Robin|title=SXSW 2016 Wrap-Up: Our Favorite Discoveries And Memorable Moments|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2016/03/23/470452487/sxsw-2016-wrap-up-our-favorite-discoveries-and-memorable-moments|publisher=NPR|accessdate=24 March 2016}} The article describes her style as bluesy, folky, dark and strange.{{cite web|last=Hilton|first=Robin|title=SXSW 2016 Wrap-Up: Our Favorite Discoveries And Memorable Moments|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2016/03/23/470452487/sxsw-2016-wrap-up-our-favorite-discoveries-and-memorable-moments|publisher=NPR|accessdate=24 March 2016}}

In October 2019 Edith announces her new record "Frenzy" available from Light In The Attic Records.{{Cite web|url=https://lightintheattic.net/releases/6000-frenzy|title=Edith Crash - Frenzy|website=Light In The Attic Records|access-date=2019-10-23}} The album, was co-produced by Edith and Jeff Berner (Psychic TV), it includes collaborations with Alain Johannes and was mastered by Bernie Grundman.{{Cite web|url=https://buzzbands.la/2019/10/04/video-edith-crash-running/|title=Video: Edith Crash, 'Running'|first=Kevin|last=Bronson|date=2019-10-04|website=buzzbands.la|language=en|access-date=2019-10-23}} 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 .{{Cite web|url=http://floodmagazine.com/69345/premiere-edith-crash-announces-new-album-frenzy-shares-running-video/|title=Premiere: Edith Crash Announces New Album "Frenzy," Shares "Running" Video|website=Flood|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-23}} Henry Rollins described "Frenzy" as a "Super cool album{{Cite web|url=https://www.kcrw.com/music/shows/henry-rollins/kcrw-broadcast-562|title=KCRW Broadcast 562 {{!}} Henry Rollins|date=2020-01-06|website=KCRW|language=en|access-date=2020-01-21}}" and played several{{Cite web|url=https://www.kcrw.com/music/shows/henry-rollins/kcrw-broadcast-563|title=KCRW Broadcast 563 {{!}} Henry Rollins|date=2020-01-13|website=KCRW|language=en|access-date=2020-01-21}} songs {{Cite web|url=https://www.kcrw.com/music/shows/henry-rollins/kcrw-broadcast-564|title=KCRW Broadcast 564 {{!}} Henry Rollins|date=2020-01-20|website=KCRW|language=en|access-date=2020-01-21}} on his KCRW show.

Live performances

Edith Crash performed at the Primavera Sound Festival in 2012, SXSW [https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2016/03/23/470452487/sxsw-2016-wrap-up-our-favorite-discoveries-and-memorable-moments SXSW 2016 Wrap-Up: Our Favorite Discoveries And Memorable Moments] and Canadian Music Week[http://exclaim.ca/music/article/edith_crash-sur_le_bord_de_la_route_video Edith Crash "Sur le Bord de la Route" (video)] in 2016, as well as at Lightning in a Bottle in 2017.[http://lineup.lightninginabottle.org/band/edith-crash Lib Schedule]