After an extended period of anticipation, Karla Anderson's sophomore album is finally here. Titled “Brand New Day”, the album is another step forward for the singer-songwriter who didn't rush things when it came time to follow up her award-winning debut disc “The Embassy Sessions”. Anderson has a career outside the industry and a family to take care of, so it's no wonder she hasn't completely turned her life over to music, instead opting to pick her spots for performing and recording. She took a long look at whether she was willing to commit herself to a life of making music. Now, Anderson has decided this is a chapter in her life that will allow her to travel and step onto more stages throughout North America and Europe. One listen to Brand New Day and there is no debate about whether she's got the goods. Deciding to make a record that was a little more band-like than The Embassy Sessions, Karla drew on the talents of guitarists Gary Koliger and Tim Leacock, Mike Lent on bass and Lyle Molzan on drums, and recorded 10 originals, as well as Jeffrey Foucault's I Dream an Old Lover and the Felice and Boudleaux Bryant standard, Bye Bye Love, which was a major hit for the Everly Brothers in 1957. Anderson took Bye Bye Love and put the brakes on the tempo, cradled the lyrics, and turned the song into an emotional tour de force.
In Dec. 2005 Karla won the Best New/Emerging Artist at the Canadian Folk Music Awards. Her song “What Else Can I Do? has been featured in the hit televison series’ “Joan of Arcadia” and “Party of Five”. She has shared stages with Ruthie Foster, Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez, James Keelaghan and Oscar Lopez, Martyn Joseph, Harry Manx, Kieren Kane and Kevin Welch, David Francey, Gordie Sampson and Darrel Scott. She was part of the allstar line-up featured at the 2008 International Leonard Cohen Festival that included Darrell Scott, Serena Ryder, Jann Arden and more. Karla Anderson lives just outside of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.