Anna Haas + The Effect
Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2014 | SELF
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Press
"If you dug Norah Jones' 2012 full-length Little Broken Hearts, chances are you'll dig this release." -The Nashville Scene - The Nashville Scene
"Anna’s powerful onstage presence and vocal prowess is undeniable, her energy is contagious, and her honesty truly refreshing. Whatever “it” is, Anna’s got it." - No Country For New Nashville
"Anna’s powerful onstage presence and vocal prowess is undeniable, her energy is contagious, and her honesty truly refreshing. Whatever “it” is, Anna’s got it." - No Country For New Nashville
"The Nashville-turned-New-Yorker enchants on one track and then haunts on the next with an amalgam that doesn't work on paper and would falter in lesser hands." - Brite Revolution- - Brite Revolution
Congrats to singer songwriter Anna Haas for being The Deli Readers' Best Nashville Artist of 2012! - The Deli Magazine
Congrats to singer songwriter Anna Haas for being The Deli Readers' Best Nashville Artist of 2012! - The Deli Magazine
"She's like a cross between Lady Gaga and the late Freddie Mercury of Queen." - Bill Meredith (Palm Beach Arts Paper) - Palm Beach Arts Paper
If Nashville native Anna Haas’ striking hair and sassy vintage style don’t stop you in your tracks, her powerful and playful voice and honest lyrics certainly will. (…) She rounds off witty lyricism and soulful piano-playing with an unabashed, seemingly limitless vocal range.” -Leslie Tomecsek, Triangle Arts & Entertainment, Raleigh NC - Triangle Arts and Entertainment, Raleigh
"Equal parts theatrical and tender, singer-songwriter Anna Haas offers a dynamic mix on her debut…" - UWire
"Her compositions display the sweetness, storytelling and southern charm of Nashville, but also the spit, grit and danger of NYC...the proud vocals of a Carol King or Sara Bareilles, with the musical daring of Ben Folds or Mika." - The Lo-Down NY
"Not surprisingly, every track [on Crazy Is] finds its own identity, never tracing the same two paths. From warm, bluesy moments to forceful guitar solos to moody pianos, Haas and company move from rock to funk to orchestral pop with the greatest of ease... As far as debuts go, you'd be hard pressed to find anything as timeless and immediately fascinating as this." -The Daily Vault - The Daily Vault
"Anna Haas' new video for her single 'Find Your Home' is sad yet utterly consuming, fascinating, and heart touching. [...] The honest vulnerability of her songs make her an instant soulful veteran of 'real' music." - LX-Goods
"Anna Haas' new video for her single 'Find Your Home' is sad yet utterly consuming, fascinating, and heart touching. [...] The honest vulnerability of her songs make her an instant soulful veteran of 'real' music." - LX-Goods
A young woman with a powerful set of pipes, Haas sings every soulful note with the utmost emotion. - InForty Alt Music Zine
"Haas is the classic definition of a triple threat in that she can sing, act, and dance like nobody’s business." -LaParadiddle - LaParadiddle Boston
"Just one glimpse of her "Maypole" music video and you will be hooked on Anna Haas. Match her theatrical style with her magical voice and you will crave this music... Her messages are simple and honest, yet her style is complex. Anna Haas may very well be the juxtaposition that she so loves to create." -Life of a Rockstar - Life of a Rockstar
"BUST is giving you an exclusive first-look at the music video "Find Your Home" from Nashville-based singer/pianist Anna Haas, whose jazzy vocals and vintage-styled aesthetic matched perfectly to the clips, which are culled almost entirely from old films of her late grandmother as a young girl growing up in NYC." - BUST Magazine
"BUST is giving you an exclusive first-look at the music video "Find Your Home" from Nashville-based singer/pianist Anna Haas, whose jazzy vocals and vintage-styled aesthetic matched perfectly to the clips, which are culled almost entirely from old films of her late grandmother as a young girl growing up in NYC." - BUST Magazine
"Anna Haas describes her musical genre as Soul-Pop-Cabaret, it should really be Talent-Talent-Talent." - Bearly Rambling
"Anna absorbs the Country croons of Gillian Welch along with Regina Spektor's tender intimacy, and mashes it all around to an effective hook and chart-busting melody." -Mike Levine- (The Deli NYC) - The Deli NYC
"Let’s hope the music gods are paying attention to “Crazy Is,” the remarkable debut album from Nashville native Anna Haas. Because the fiery redhead has everything it takes to be a star." - Jeffrey Sisk- - The McKeesport Daily News
"Anna Haas sounds and feels like a veteran. We’re counting the days until her disc drops, as she could easily become one of 2012's fresh faces in music." - The Wild Magazine - NYC
"Anna Haas sounds and feels like a veteran. We’re counting the days until her disc drops, as she could easily become one of 2012's fresh faces in music." - The Wild Magazine - NYC
“Complex and fascinating” could be used to describe Haas’ music" - The Theater Source NY
"More than just a talented musician, her lyrics are raw and witty, and her voice is saturated with so much soul her music leaves one wonderstruck. Between her unforgivingly honest lyrics and her ability to command a stage, Anna Haas is the ultimate package of an inspirational artist. - The Examiner
Discovering the next big music star is no simple task. It involves countless hours spent watching YouTube videos, daily stalking sessions of the best music blogs and, of course, trekking out to shows more often than you can afford. Being a music snob is a full time hobby-turned-job. But for all of you music enthusiasts out there not quite willing to do the work, we rounded up the 34 best (and most stylish, of course) new musicians worthy of a spot in your iTunes. - Lucky Magazine
"Her own happens to be a small, smokey city nightclub littered by wading men waiting to drown. It's the suited talent behind the piano, and the talent draped across the top of it. And every word that falls from her cherry lips land somewhere between New York and Nashville, but they are honest and felt." - Roco-Coco
"Her own happens to be a small, smokey city nightclub littered by wading men waiting to drown. It's the suited talent behind the piano, and the talent draped across the top of it. And every word that falls from her cherry lips land somewhere between New York and Nashville, but they are honest and felt." - Roco-Coco
Discography
PASSION/POISON EP (5/31/2015)
Crazy Is - LP (5/15/2012)
Damn Right - Single
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Bio
With red-hot moxie to match her crimson tresses, Anna Haas is the exemplar triple threat whose dramatic appeal scintillates on her records and especially through her live performances. Her brand new EP, PASSION/POISON was recorded in Shreveport, Louisiana at Blade Studios with world renowned producer and drummer, Brady Blade (Dave Matthews, Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Jewel, Buddy Miller) and Grammy nominated engineer Chris Bell (Erykah Badu, Destiny’s Child , U2, The Eagles). Haas moves into new territory, melding organic and electronic sounds with her signature powerhouse voice. Her sound is dynamic, with intelligent lyrics that resonate through expressive vocals and complex arrangements. Haas has reached a level of vocal and musical maturity with this sophomore release that is hard pressed to find among the up-and-coming. From orchestral to pop to blues and heart wrenching ballads, Haas’ influences span decades and genres, creating threads that tie together to make her an artist you won’t be able to forget.
When not in the studio, Haas has been taking the world by storm, touring regularly and obtaining a loyal following across the country; Her roots in both Nashville and New York are apparent in her eclectic style, “A Thousand Lifetimes” and “Eyes Open” with a Nashville influence, and tracks like “Woman of the Wild” and “Game Over” resounding of New York. Anna's full band live show, complete with horns and fiddle, is nothing short of mesmerizing, drenched with intensity and soul. She leads her band with grace and authority, commanding the stage like Janis Joplin or Freddie Mercury, using her voice, her eyes and her body to tell her stories. Simply put, she puts on a show. No Country for New Nashville says, “Anna’s powerful onstage presence and vocal prowess is undeniable, her energy is contagious."
Haas was winner of the Deli Magazine’s 2012 Best Emerging Artist of Nashville Year End Reader’s Poll; she sizzled with the release of her debut album, Crazy Is, which critics called “remarkable,” and “timeless and fascinating;” and is gearing up for the release of PASSION/POISON in Spring 2015, along with two accompanying music videos.
This flaming redhead has left the ground running, turning heads and melting hearts, and doesn’t seem to have any intention of slowing down.
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