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Feb 10, 2011Anika is a bold, often fearless debut, and even if it's occasionally an acquired taste, it doesn't hedge its bets.
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Feb 23, 2011Anika was apparently recorded in a short time, and it's hard not to wish it felt at once more urgent and more cohesive.
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Feb 10, 2011Full of lyrical and musical contradictions, such as the exhortation to 'join the revolution' in Yang Yang, it isn't exactly rabble rousing - but has a strange allure nonetheless.
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Feb 10, 2011Anika is shortsighted in the best way: it's a tribute, an exercise, the charming kind.
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Feb 10, 2011Her voice is faltering and off-key, but dogged. The grooves are minimal, with the bass pushed way up front, and the sound is fresh and lumpy: the songs get your attention; they've got texture.
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Feb 10, 2011A mighty attempt at thinking outside the box, ultimately Anika is simply an attempt at sound and fury, signifying nothing.