Anna Calvi - Anna Calvi - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

One Breath is a bold and confident record that begins an exciting chapter in this uniquely talented artist's career. Produced by John Congleton (St. Vincent, the Walkmen, Clinic), One Breath was written in a year and recorded over a few intense weeks. The album is a more personal record than it's Mercury Prize nominated predecessor. Reflective and vulnerable, it strikes a balance between optimism and despair, beauty and ugliness. The fiery elements of Anna's debut remain, but One Breath is more instinctive and urgent, revealing a wider spectrum of textures and emotion.

Vinyl LP pressing. This star-studded soul funk album from the Vintage League Music tag, featuring all new music from various VLM artists. The Vintage League Music Family Album Vol 1' features band new music from an all-star line-up of VLM artists and collaborator. The line features artists such as Alan Evans, Matt Schofield, John Medeski, Neal Evans, Crowd Company, Alan Evans Trio, BT ALC Band, Jesse Dee, On The Spot Trio.

Hunter, the third album from Anna Calvi, is the embodiment of the feeling of truly letting go. For the experimental, art-rock singer-songwriter it was a catharsis, and an opportunity to be more truthful than she ever had been before. It was time to stop holding back. To bring Hunter to life, Calvi teamed up with esteemed producer Nick Launay (Nick Cave, Grinderman), Adrian Utley (Portishead) and Martyn Casey (The Bad Seeds) - referencing PiL's experimental album Flowers of Romance as the LP's spiritual next of kin. Unapologetic and no prisoners spared, Hunter is an album of harder percussion, darker lyricism, and more thrashing guitars than Calvi has used before, walking us through a journey exploring power within femininity, transcending sexual taboos and breaking the laws of gender conformity. Angry subject matter calls for angry delivery, and on Hunter, Calvi pushes the limits of her guitar and her voice beyond anything she's recorded before. It was important to Calvi that the record was as vulnerable as it is strong; as beautiful as it is harsh; as much about the predator as it is about the prey.