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100
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.
1mo
90
Davies’ fight back is well worth remembering in those times of grave need.
1mo
90
The Anchoress is stepping out of the shadow of her famous friends to show that she’s an almighty talent in her own right.
1mo
85
These 14 tracks variously seek answers and meaning, refuting the notion that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.
80
Throughout, a recurring Satie-like piano motif floats in and out, soothing the raw emotions.
1mo
80
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.
1mo
80
There is never any doubt in her authorial voice and ability to commandingly tell her own story, with all the tragedies and triumphs contained therein.
1mo
80
It captures the unpredictable, spinning chaos of grief with a searing precision that’s hard to turn away from.
1mo
80
The Welsh multi-instrumentalist navigates a small battalion of sorrows on this richly wrought second album.
1mo
80
This album moves and inspires rather than being a “difficult listen” due to its subject matter.
80
Catherine Anne Davies reasserts herself as a commanding alt-gothic solo force on her second album as The Anchoress.
70
The album successfully tackles the spectrum of human emotions experienced after trauma.
1mo
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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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Track List
- Moon Rise (Prelude)
- Let It Hurt
- The Exchange
- Show Your Face
- The Art of Losing
- All Farewells Should Be Sudden
- All Shall Be Well
- Unravel
- Paris
- 5AM
- The Heart is a Lonesome Hunter
- My Confessor
- With The Boys
- Moon (An End)
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Added on: November 4, 2020