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- Summary: The debut full-length release for the Boston-based singer-songwriter was produced by Justine Bowe of Photocomfort and Gabe Goodman.
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- Record Label: Father/Daughter Records
- Genre(s): Folk, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Sep 17, 2020Anjimile touts his hard-won strength throughout the record. A debut this scintillating sets the bar quite high for the 27-year-old songwriter, but, as we quickly learned—he is already up for the challenge.
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Sep 17, 2020Wailing down the hallowed halls of memory and experience, Chithambo feels the resonation of these moments and channels the hurt through extraordinary delicate songs where harmonies wrap around each other with a spectral quality, and the dripping rain of picked guitar strings decorate the walls taking leaves from the book of Sufjan Stevens.
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Sep 18, 2020A debut album can often feel like an announcement or an artist statement: something that says, This is me, and this is my music. Anjimile unites that self-consciousness with an exploratory intention.
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Sep 17, 2020Tracks like Maker or Ndimakukonda boast compelling African instrumentation and cadences, putting significant stylistic space between Anjimile and Stevens. Throughout, the production – also by relative unknowns – is pin-sharp and generous.
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Sep 23, 2020This set of songs, intimate and filled with lyrical and musical nuances that encourage repeated listening, is supremely rewarding. That resilient streak is sure to take Anjimile places.
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Oct 6, 2020Whereas their earlier material veered towards melodic art-rock, the music on Giver Taker sounds radically gentle and confident.
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UncutSep 17, 2020Unfussy poeticism abounds. [Oct 2020, p.27]