#8: The Anchoress on her complex, concept-driven debut album
Drowned in Sound
English - June 13, 2016 15:13 - 50 minutes - 69.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingMusic Technology drownedinsound music reviews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Album commentary: Danielle Perry chats to The Anchoress (aka Catherine Anne Davies) about her critically-celebrated debut album Confessions of a Romance Novelist, which is out now via Kscope.
The Anchoress will perform her debut album in full at the ornate Edwardian Ballroom, The Bush Hall in London on Weds June 15th 2016.
Learn more about The Anchoress at http://www.iamtheanchoress.com
You can also hear this album commentary with the tracks in full at http://bit.ly/ConfessionS
THE ANCHORESS IS PRODUCER, SONGWRITER, MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST, PHD, AND AUTHOR, CATHERINE ANNE DAVIES.☆☆☆☆
MOJO
"...addresses the peaks and troughs of love, commitment and betrayal...Fascinating."
SUNDAY TIMES
"...a rich and complex debut...a blackly witty breakup album...Compelling."
THE OBSERVER
"...equal parts prog and pop, oddball & accessible."
NME
"...a flawless and sophisticated hyper-literate pop record."
GQ
"...insightful, intelligent songwriting on this hugely entertaining album . 9/10."
THE LINE OF BEST FIT
"...hyper-literary but radio-friendly debut. A record which could sneak big ideas past the listeners of daytime radio."
Q
"...literate and emotive. Karen Carpenter singing John Grant."
UNCUT
"...rich and satisfyingly poptastic."
THE QUIETUS
"Kate Bush’s Hounds Of Love... updated for the 21st century."
PROG