One Breath - Anna Calvi
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  • Summary: The follow-up to the British singer-songwriter's Mercury Prize-nominated debut was produced by John Congleton.
  • Record Label: Domino
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Exclaim
    Oct 4, 2013
    90
    Calvi is unquestionably a great performer, but on One Breath, her work reaches a level of nuance that the majority of contemporary music lacks.
  2. The Line of Best Fit
    Oct 4, 2013
    80
    It’s haughtier, humbler, more powerful, more delicate; it’s like Anna Calvi was dipping a toe in the sea, and now that she knows that the world rather quite approves of her, she’s ripped the ripcord and is delivering the beast within.
  3. The Guardian
    Oct 3, 2013
    80
    One Breath is truly cathartic, but it will leave you a quivering wreck.
  4. New Musical Express (NME)
    Oct 7, 2013
    80
    There’s new confidence here, and a sense that she’s stretching herself musically and lyrically.
  5. Consequence of Sound
    Oct 10, 2013
    80
    One Breath is a dynamic statement from a young woman who could very well be the next David Bowie or Nick Cave.
  6. Mojo
    Oct 11, 2013
    80
    Minor caveats notwithstanding, at its best One Breath is, indeed, breathtaking, and an undeniable upgrade on its much-vaunted predecessor. [Nov 2013, p.87]
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  7. The Telegraph (UK)
    Oct 4, 2013
    60
    One Breath may not be a masterpiece but it does enough to suggest she has a chance of making one someday.

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