Member Since: 11/08/2005
Band Website: annalaube.com
Band Members: I perform solo and with others. Some people I've shared stage and/or studio time with are Brendan O'Connell, Birger Olsen, Nick Moran, Sarah Morris, Jason Quever, Dave Mihaly, Bill Noertker, Scott Beardsley, Aaron Konkol, Riley Sattler, Ben Ferris, David Zollo, Matt Bruer, Scott Barkan, Mark Whitcomb, and Jeremy Schmidt.
Influences: love and music + The Beatles, Lucinda Williams, Bo Ramsey, The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, Mason Jennings, David Zollo, Kris Delmhorst, Ani DiFranco, The Indigo Girls, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Sean Hayes, Jolie Holland, Joni Mitchell, Jeff Tweedy, Emmylou Harris, Three Dog Night
Also in the CD player:
Gillian Welch, Krishna Das, Justin Townes Earle, Joe Pug, Greg Brown, Pieta Brown, The Grateful Dead, Chuck Berry, The Be Good Tanyas, Cat Power, The Beach Boys, Townes Van Zandt, Janis Joplin, Elvis, The Steve Miller Band, Tom Petty, Mr. Jakob Dylan, and The Wood Brothers.
Sounds Like:Excerpts of reviews for Outta My Head: (2006)
San Francisco Bay Guardian by Todd Lavoie
"'Sure, it's mighty fine to have that warm, tingly feeling rippling up and down your spine as you discover your newest favorite song by an artist to whom you would hand over the keys to your heart, but let's fess up: nothing comes close to being frozen in place by a song that pricks up your ears and leaves you begging, "Who was that?!" I'm lucky enough to still feel my head swimming from such a moment. "Something I Can Feel," from the recent debut release by Anna Laube, Outta My Head (Gingko Records), lured me from the grayness of my computer and whisked me off to better, brighter places. Fans of Jolie Holland, Dolly Parton, and Sarah Harmer, take note: this local singer-songwriter has a name you'll want to remember."
C|NET Download.com
"Country, folk, and torchy pop gather like old friends in this San Francisco songstress's burnished tunes. Centered on softly insistent vocals (somewhere between Aimee's and Emmylou's), Laube's songs layer in plucky mandolin, quavering slide, and enough good faith to keep the campfire burning late."
NPR
"Anna Laube makes intimate, heartfelt songs rooted in traditional Americana."
Windy City Times by David Byrne with Tony Peregrin,
"Laube blends jazz, folk, country and blues in the style of Lucinda Williams and Tara Angell."
CDReviews.com by Jake Nuckolls
"Acoustic, atmospheric, wide open, and western. Dirt covered highways and the setting sun."
SF Station by Matthew Forsman
"Laube offers no easy answers in the album, but never fails to seduce with a plethora of beautifully written, authentic tracks and talent that is unquestionable...
Zeitgeist(UK) by Stuart A. Hamilton
"...if this were a vinyl record, you could pop the needle down anywhere and be rewarded with a righteous noise."
New Times SLO (San Luis Obispo, CA)
by Glen Starkey
"The multi-instrumentalist has an arresting voice, a keen ear for penning immediately affecting folk tunes, and the kind of crisp albeit unobtrusive musicianship that'll knock you back on your heels."
Wisconsin State Journal by Rob Thomas
"Mixing agreeably rough living room recordings with more polished in-studio tracks, 'Outta My Head' showcases a powerful and personal songwriting that's grounded but not bound by acoustic folk-pop conventions."
Here Comes the Flood (blog) by Hans Werksman
San Francisco singer Anna Laube can be described is just one word: tender."
Grilladelic (blog)
"Outta My Head is a terrific blend of roots, country and folk. It absolutely floored me it was so good. In fact I had an immediate flashback to the first time, back in the day, when a friend of mine came back to Michigan, after working on the oil rigs outside of Houston. He said, “you got to check out this cassette (remember, it was back in the day). Her name is Bonnie Raitt.â€
Exceprts of reviews for Pool All The Love * Pool All The Knowledge (2009):
The Onion by Scott Gordon
"Former Madisonian Anna Laube returns from California to release her new album Pool All The Love * Pool All The Knowledge, which follows up the pleasant, intimate singer-songwriter tunes from 2006's Outta My Head...Judging by new songs like "Hippie Boyfriend," Laube's still paying attention to the traditions of acoustic folk, but doesn't mind bringing the light-'n'-playful side."
Maximum Ink by John Noyd
"Wisconsin native and California transplant Laube spins hippie bohemia into rootin’ tootin’ riverboat galleries moseying on down through spirited Delta blues, roadhouse honky-tonk and funky finger pickin’ folk. "
Record Label: Ginkgo Records (DIY)
Type of Label: Indie