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- Summary: The debut full-length release for the Welsh singer-songwriter Catherine Ann Davies was co-produced with Paul Draper.
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- Record Label: Kscope
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Jan 7, 2016Lovingly co-produced with Paul (Mansun) Draper, Davies is on startling form throughout, layering spellbinding vocal harmonies and turning her hand to a long list of instruments with names few will even recognise.
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MojoJan 7, 2016Theatrical swishes of piano, mellotron, guitars and percussion back her powerful, red velvet voice. [Feb 2016, p.98]
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Jan 15, 2016Confessions Of A Romance Novelist showcases The Anchoress as an artist of bold intent and kaleidoscopic ability. It is hard to believe there will be many more interesting, or better, debut albums in 2016.
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Jan 14, 2016Largely The Anchoress’ arrival on the scene is a textured and lovingly crafted treat, bursts of melody, backing vocals and tweaked samples making for a lush soundscape.
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Jan 19, 2016The drama of Davies’s gothic Broadway stylings can grow suffocating, but her vengeful vision remains compelling.
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Q MagazineJan 7, 2016A secret deconstruction of normative notions of romance, with early tasters handed out ribbon-wrapped in Mills & Boon novels. [Feb 2016, p.107]
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Jan 14, 2016Pleasant pop that thinks it’s profound.
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