EMA played Glasslands & Mercury Lounge (pics, setlist)

July 22, 2011

“EMA torching “Butterfly Knife” at Mercury Lounge a moment ago.
#YearsBestRecords” – Will Hermes

“Next level EMA fans will one day request bootlegs/transcriptions of her intersong monologues. Tonight’s topics: Tool, Cancers at Glasslands” – Amrit

EMA @ Mercury Lounge
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The set hit on every song from EMA‘s debut Past Life Martyred Saints (except for “Coda,” which she replaced with another, equally beautiful a cappella), and it hit hard. The brutal “Marked,” which she prefaced by begging the audience to “not take… the wrong way,” showcased Anderson’s ability to be both menacing and pleading; set ender and crowd favorite “California” also shone, with the audience knowing every word and Anderson running around the stage, thrusting herself into the mic stand. [VIllage Voice]

EMA‘s debut album only came out about two months ago, and her sold out Mercury Lounge and Glasslands shows on Wednesday (7/20) were her first two in NYC since, and came not long after her appearance at Pitchfork which came right after a club show at the Empty Bottle.

Helado Negro opened the Mercury show and Talk Normal and Ablehearts opened the Glasslands show. Pictures and setlist from the Mercury show, where her a capella number later in the set was a major highlight, and a video from Glasslands below…

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EMA – “Marked” at Glasslands 7/20/11