The Anchoress speaks for us all at a time when the perilous balance of power between the sexes looks ever more fragile. That she can do it while also entertaining and enticing us to sing along is some feat.

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Davies’ fight back is well worth remembering in those times of grave need.

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The Anchoress is stepping out of the shadow of her famous friends to show that she’s an almighty talent in her own right.

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These 14 tracks variously seek answers and meaning, refuting the notion that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.

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Throughout, a recurring Satie-like piano motif floats in and out, soothing the raw emotions.

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Davies draws together all kinds of loss, individual and collective, to reach a point of emotional focus and musical thrill: a gathering of griefs, untangled and laid out to dry.

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It captures the unpredictable, spinning chaos of grief with a searing precision that’s hard to turn away from.

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The album successfully tackles the spectrum of human emotions experienced after trauma.

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AngelHerntz

Estoy a favor de que los artistas usen la música como vehículo para el reclamo y la disconformidad social, de hecho lo prefiero a que sean sólo meros divertimentos sin sentido, cuestionables, o propiciadores de ideas toxicas y peligrosamente contagiosas.
Es necesario que discursos propuestos como en The Art Of Losing sean compartidos por los demás, es muy seguro que algo así no hubiese podido ser lanzado algún tiempo atrás por la mentalidad de la ... read more

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The Anchoress - The Art of Losing

Genre: Art Pop
Country: UK

Final Verdict: 65% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 69th / 235

Highlight: The Exchange

Made me think of:
Hooverphonic
Paatos
Tori Amos
Anneke Van Giersbergen
Phoebe Bridgers

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Indiota

Fav Tracks: Show Your Face;

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Mohamedmahmoud

The Anchoress - The Art Of Losing
Indie Pop / Alternative Rock
March 5, 2021

Smart topics about child abuse and toxic relationships introduced in a prosaic scheme of music.
Overall I like her mind, and based on her latest releases, she definitely has a big potential.

7.5/10

Favourite tracks :
Unravel
5AM
My Confessor

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Memar

The instrumentals are good. I feel this would have been better as just that - an instrumental release. This album just doesn’t work for me. Nothing really fits or makes sense. Maybe the vocals need to grow in me, but I don’t really see them doing that. I also wish the songs had a less traditional structure and continued the style of the prelude. This kind of gave me Florence + The Machine vibes for some reason. Maybe I’m just having a moment, idk.

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