“As people we love to impose our own coherence on these things that are very much plotless - loss, failure, disappointment.”
I sat down for an (as ever) up-beat, in-depth chat with Sam Walker-Smart from Clash Magazine.
http://clashmusic.com/features/doesnt-kill-you-the-anchoress-interviewed
Head over to Clash Magazine who are premiering the brand new track “Doesn’t Kill You” today. “The song is about taking the chaos you find yourself in and
channelling it into something more positive. “You have to suffer…” The
piano crash at the end was brought to you by a combination of red wine,
codeine, and being forced to play through the pain of (what I didn’t
know at the time was) a detached ligament in my hand when it had all
gone a bit Bobby Fischer…“
http://www.clashmusic.com/news/track-of-the-day-1812-the-anchoress
Clash Magazine Track by Track
Read a track by track guide to the One For Sorrow EP on Clash now and get your ears around Philip Reach’s reworking of ‘One For Sorrow’ (which features some rather prominent use of producer Paul Draper’s glorious falsetto backing vocals…)
http://www.clashmusic.com/news/premiere-the-anchoress-one-for-sorrow-ep
“A great, dark classic pop song” - STEVE LAMACQ, BBC 6MUSIC
“Imperious vocals… oddball & accessible.” - 20 tracks you have to hear this week, NME
“What happened to Mansun’s Paul Draper? Well, he’s producing The Anchoress and the results are quite something” - CLASH
‘What Goes Around’ is one hell of an introduction, mixing epic Broadway strings with military drums, a sprinkling of Disney pianos, menacing slithers of riffs, and lyrics that make you fear ever messing with womankind.“ - DROWNED IN SOUND
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‘What Goes Around’ will be released on May 5th 2014 via TOO PURE