ANYA MARINA SHARES NEW MUSIC VIDEO “GIRL SHIT” WATCH VIDEO NOW
ACCLAIMED SINGER-SONGWRITER SINGS ABOUT GROWING UP AND GROWING STRONG THROUGH FEMALE FRIENDSHIPS
ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM ASTEROID PRE-SAVE ALBUM
MORE DATES WITH COMEDIAN NIKKI GLASER COMING UP
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Today, acclaimed singer-songwriter Anya Marina shares her video, “Girl Shit,” via Good Rope Records. Vintage Wurlitzer keyboard and a distorted drum loop are the sole accompaniment to Marina’s avenging angel vocals on the devastating new track about a woman building a powerful inner life. The video is out now on YouTube and the single will hit all other DSPs tomorrow.
“Girl Shit touches on the amazing power of women—and anyone who has gone through betrayal or heartbreak—to grow stronger in spite of these things,” shares Marina. “This song speaks to the incredible power, mystique and strength of women. Girl Shit is about growing up and—thanks to a tight-knit crew of girlfriends—growing strong.”
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Musician Heather Larimer of Eux Autres and Corvair and formerly of Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks noted the song is dripping with irony: “‘Girl Shit’ is many ways a direct response to that famous Bossa nova classic written from the male gaze, ‘The Girl From Ipanema.’ It shares the lilting vocals and Latin harmonies, but instead of fetishizing a nubile young woman, it reveres women's lifelong resilience and survival tactics. It lands each dramatic escalation with a rug-pull, co-opting that phrase used to dismiss female bonds and experiences as merely, ‘girl shit.’ It's a wickedly clever, raw and heartbreaking song about the true source of women's power.”
Today, Anya Marina also announces her new album Asteroid, arriving via Good Rope Records on October 25th. With Asteroid, Marina feels comfortable in her own skin at last, excited to begin again. “Something about these songs feels young,” she says. “I’m finally learning how to take care of myself, how to say no to certain things, how to be more involved in the recording process. I wanted to make the album of my life. And I’ve done that, hands down.”
About Asteroid: Asteroid is Anya Marina’s her most assured work yet. Almost two decades into a distinctive career encompassing songs featured in Twilight: New Moon, Gossip Girl, and Grey’s Anatomy, an award-winning web series (Anya Marina: Indie-pendent Woman), seven albums, three EPs, and extensive touring with artists ranging from Jason Mraz to Spoon to superstar standup Nikki Glaser, the riveting performer / creative powerhouse is looking back, taking stock in song. Marina calls Asteroid “a coming-of-age story about a late bloomer. This record is about growing up, becoming fully who I am, and celebrating it.”
Newly married and recently landed in Kingston, NY, Marina crafted Asteroid’s songs from a newfound, and welcome, stability. Prior to this, she says, “I didn’t really have a safe, steady vantage point.” Although rich in adventure, Marina’s journey hasn’t been an easy one: moves from San Diego to Portland to New York City, and now Kingston, accompanied by heartbreak and emotional turmoil, well-documented in song. The assertive, wise Asteroid – her first studio album since Covid lockdown – finds her feeling “free of things that were pulling me down, getting in my way.”
Marina says all the work of getting from there to here – including sobriety, meditation, and especially long walks – has paid off: “I’ve written a lot of songs on walks, even some of the first I ever wrote,” she says. “Something about the rhythm and cadence of a walking beat.”
Most of Asteroid came fast on the heels of Marina’s relocation to the Hudson Valley. What she describes as “melodies that sound like strange Disney album B-sides, or bizzarro cousins of cabaret, classical music, Bossa nova, or jazz,” arrived quickly, “like tuning into a faraway frequency on a radio dial.” These include the hypnotic waltz “Where the Darkness Is,” on which Marina pledges to – actually prefers to – connect with someone during trouble: “Where the failure starts / I’ll meet you where things fall apart / I need it.” The beautiful, Beatles-y “London Blues” also came fast. “The entire melody of the song – even the feeling of it and how it should be sung – just arrived one day, unprompted. I’m so glad I recorded it into my phone before falling asleep.”
Whereas Marina’s previous studio release Queen of the Night (2020) was recorded piecemeal over months and featured layers of synthetic sound, Asteroid came together quickly, mostly in the Woodstock, NY barn studio of producer / guitarist Kevin Salem (Rachael Yamagata, Mike Doughty), who favors a more organic, spare approach. Acoustic guitar – Marina’s onstage weapon of choice – abounds: aggressively strummed on the rocking “Waiting for a Difference,” head-bopping funky on “Gimme Sugar,” delicately picked on the lovelorn “London Blues.”
The deft humor in much of Asteroid is no accident. Touring since 2019 with friend and former roommate, comedian Nikki Glaser, has made a big difference in Marina’s life, both personally and artistically. “Opening for Nikki has made me a better performer and songwriter,” Marina says. “I’ve learned to crystallize things better, get to the point. Playing to 2,000 comedy fans can be very daunting. It will whip you into shape fast. I love it.”
Tour: Ahead of the Asteroid’s October release, Marina is supporting comedian Nikki Glaser on her sold-out Alive and Unwell Tour. For a current list of dates see below. Additional dates will be announced soon and for updates, please visit www.anyamarina.com/tour.
ANYA MARINA LIVE 2024 *All Dates w/ Nikki Glaser: Alive and Unwell Tour Except September 22, co-headline with Matt Pond PA in Portland OR
AUGUST 2 - Grand Ronde, OR - Spirit Mountain Casino 3 - Rancho Mirage, CA - Agua Caliente Casino Resort & Spa 17 - Cape Girardeau, MO - Century Casino Cape Girardeau - 7pm 17 - Cape Girardeau, MO - Century Casino Cape Girardeau - 9:30pm 23 - Battle Creek, MI - FireKeepers Casino Hotel 24 - Battle Creek, MI - FireKeepers Casino Hotel 31 - New Town, ND - 4 Bears Casino and Lodge
SEPTEMBER 14 - Baraboo, WI - Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells 20 - Lincoln, CA - Thunder Valley Casino Resort 21 - Modesto, CA - Gallo Center For The Arts - 4PM 21 - Modesto, CA - Gallo Center For The Arts - 7PM 22 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
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