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The Anchoress
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The Anchoress is the moniker of Welsh multi-instrumentalist and producer Catherine Anne Davies.
Her debut album, ‘Confessions of A Romance Novelist’ (written and co-produced by Davies) was released in 2016 on Kscope to widespread critical acclaim and was named amongst the Guardian critics’ Albums of the Year, won HMV’s Welsh Album of the Year, Best Newcomer at the PROG awards, and a nomination for Welsh Music Prize.
MOJO described Davies as being in possession of "a devastatingly powerful voice". The Observer called it "a blackly witty break up album...compelling", while PROG magazine described the record as "Kate Bush’s Hounds Of Love updated for the 21st century". On the album, Catherine plays a variety of instruments, including piano, guitar, flute, omnichord, mellotron, wurlitzer, glockenspiel, and celeste, as well as sampling church bells, and an orchestra of typewriters.
Her debut album, ‘Confessions of A Romance Novelist’ (written and co-produced by Davies) was released in 2016 on Kscope to widespread critical acclaim and was named amongst the Guardian critics’ Albums of the Year, won HMV’s Welsh Album of the Year, Best Newcomer at the PROG awards, and a nomination for Welsh Music Prize.
MOJO described Davies as being in possession of "a devastatingly powerful voice". The Observer called it "a blackly witty break up album...compelling", while PROG magazine described the record as "Kate Bush’s Hounds Of Love updated for the 21st century". On the album, Catherine plays a variety of instruments, including piano, guitar, flute, omnichord, mellotron, wurlitzer, glockenspiel, and celeste, as well as sampling church bells, and an orchestra of typewriters.
Enjoy The Silence - The Anchoress
Taken from the album 'Versions': iamtheanchoress.bandcamp.com/album/versions - out now on Drowned in Sound. Available on Limited Edition Eco Mix vinyl and gatefold CD. Produced & Mixed by Catherine Anne Davies.
The Anchoress reworks the iconic Depeche Mode song 'Enjoy The Silence' as part of her covers project and pays homage in a shot by shot recreation of the original video directed by Anton Corbijn. "While we may not have had the same travel budget as Depeche Mode, we more than made up for it with the ingenuity and imagination of one of the best young directors around".
Video Directed by JJ Eringa.
Order 'Versions' here: iamtheanchoress.bandcamp.com/album/versions
Credits:
Catherine Anne Davies: Vocals, Electric Guitar, Organ, Piano, Synths, Music Box
Charlie Cawood: Bass VI, Acoustic Guitar, Glockenspiel
"When I was choosing which tracks to cover for the ‘Versions’ project, I was mostly led by instinct, where I felt I could add a new or different perspective to something that was already really familiar to listeners. I tackled some pretty sacred cows - Radiohead, Nirvana, Depeche Mode. It was sometimes nerve wracking releasing one into the wild, waiting to get told you’ve “ruined” someone’s favourite song. I wanted to choose songs that had a special significance to fans and be brave and courageous in rethinking that in a new way.
There can be a bit of snobbery around covers. People assume that they just slavishly follow the original recording, missing the amazing opportunity that they present to re-envision and re-cast something - a real gift to anyone developing their craft as a recording engineer or producer. I found myself exploring arrangement and production particularly deeply because of the nature of having a ready-made song to play with. It’s a gift to allow yourself to focus purely on the components parts of the arrangement and then, in turn, dig deeply into how the production and mix will serve your chosen mood and take on the already familiar song, without having to worry about whether you want to refine a lyric or if the chorus is “impactful” enough. The heavy-lifting has already been done by the songwriter. Your job is only to re-cast it in a way that makes the listener hear it in a new or different light.”
The Anchoress reworks the iconic Depeche Mode song 'Enjoy The Silence' as part of her covers project and pays homage in a shot by shot recreation of the original video directed by Anton Corbijn. "While we may not have had the same travel budget as Depeche Mode, we more than made up for it with the ingenuity and imagination of one of the best young directors around".
Video Directed by JJ Eringa.
Order 'Versions' here: iamtheanchoress.bandcamp.com/album/versions
Credits:
Catherine Anne Davies: Vocals, Electric Guitar, Organ, Piano, Synths, Music Box
Charlie Cawood: Bass VI, Acoustic Guitar, Glockenspiel
"When I was choosing which tracks to cover for the ‘Versions’ project, I was mostly led by instinct, where I felt I could add a new or different perspective to something that was already really familiar to listeners. I tackled some pretty sacred cows - Radiohead, Nirvana, Depeche Mode. It was sometimes nerve wracking releasing one into the wild, waiting to get told you’ve “ruined” someone’s favourite song. I wanted to choose songs that had a special significance to fans and be brave and courageous in rethinking that in a new way.
There can be a bit of snobbery around covers. People assume that they just slavishly follow the original recording, missing the amazing opportunity that they present to re-envision and re-cast something - a real gift to anyone developing their craft as a recording engineer or producer. I found myself exploring arrangement and production particularly deeply because of the nature of having a ready-made song to play with. It’s a gift to allow yourself to focus purely on the components parts of the arrangement and then, in turn, dig deeply into how the production and mix will serve your chosen mood and take on the already familiar song, without having to worry about whether you want to refine a lyric or if the chorus is “impactful” enough. The heavy-lifting has already been done by the songwriter. Your job is only to re-cast it in a way that makes the listener hear it in a new or different light.”
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Bizarre Love Triangle - The Anchoress
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Official video for 'Bizarre Love Triangle' by The Anchoress. Produced by Catherine Anne Davies. Mixed by Mario J. McNulty. Taken from the 'Versions' album. Out now on Drowned In Sound Recordings. Video directed by JJ Eringa. www.theanchoress.co.uk Credits: Catherine Anne Davies: Arp Synth, Beats, DX7 Synth, Fairlight, Glass Piano, Vocals Charlie Cawood: Electric Guitar, Electric Bass. Produced ...
Discover The Art Of Losing by The Anchoress
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Discover The Art of Losing by The Anchoress - one of the Albums of 2021. www.theanchoress.co.uk
The Anchoress - The Exchange feat. James Dean Bradfield (Jermaine Soul Remix)
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THE ART OF LOSING - the new album - out now: www.theanchoress.co.uk Written & Produced by Catherine Anne Davies JermaineSoul is a Birmingham-based electronic producer, DJ and multi-instrumentalist. Past collaborations include Daedelus, Max Cooper and Message to Bears. Here he remixes 'The Exchange', having previously remixed The Anchoress' work on her debut album. He combines ethereal soundscap...
The Anchoress - The Art of Losing (Jermaine Soul Remix)
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THE ART OF LOSING - the new album - out now: www.theanchoress.co.uk Written & Produced by Catherine Anne Davies JermaineSoul is a Birmingham-based electronic producer, DJ and multi-instrumentalist. Past collaborations include Daedelus, Max Cooper and Message to Bears. Here he remixes the BBC 6Music play-listed single 'The Art of Losing', having previously remixed The Anchoress' work on her debu...
The Anchoress - Show Your Face (worriedaboutsatan Remix)
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THE ART OF LOSING - the new album - out now: www.theanchoress.co.uk Written & Produced by Catherine Anne Davies Bradford-based musician Gavin Miller AKA worriedaboutsatan is widely regarded for his work music-supervising the soundtracks to Adam Curtis’ acclaimed BBC documentaries, as well as sharing a stage with everyone from Underworld to Olafur Arnalds. Making work that fuses post-rock and el...
The Anchoress - Unravel (Cross Bone T Remix)
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The Art of Losing - the brand new album - out now: theanchoress.co.uk London-born rapper/producer Cross Bone T is known best for his work within the hip-hop genre, working with the likes of Gawd Status and Strange U (Eglo Records), and appearing on stage at Yoko Ono’s Meltdown Festival. His remix of ‘Unravel’ transforms the BBC 6Music-featured track into a pulsating, gritty trap-infused dubstep...
The Anchoress - The Exchange feat. James Dean Bradfield (Hinako Omori Remix)
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The Art of Losing - out now: theanchoress.co.uk. Hinako Omori has worked with an array of artists including Ellie Goulding, Kate Tempest, James Bay, Georgia, KT Tunstall, and Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien. Her remix of ‘The Exchange’ transforms the BBC 6Music-featured single, reimagining the vocals of The Anchoress and Manic Street Preachers’ James Dean Bradfield in a landscape of lush atmospheric min...
THE ART OF LOSING - OUT NOW
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The Art of Losing is the critically celebrated Top 40 second album from Welsh songwriter and producer, Catherine Anne Davies, aka The Anchoress featuring guest appearances from Manic Street Preachers’ James Dean Bradfield. The album tackles death and trauma "with a defiant optimism" and has drawn comparisons to Depeche Mode, Bjork, and Bowie with critics lauding it as "an early contender for al...
The Anchoress - 5AM
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Written and Produced by Catherine Anne Davies. Mixed by P.Dub. Taken from the album The Art of Losing: TheAnchoress.lnk.to/TheArtOfLosing - theanchoress.co.uk Lyrics: It was my mistake in a hotel room Let you stay the night Cos even though I know we’re done Well these things go wrong When you want to be liked And if you see her say ‘hi” I didn’t stop to tell her why It’s 5am And she’s dripping...
The Exchange - The Anchoress feat. James Dean Bradfield
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Taken from the new album THE ART OF LOSING - out now. TheAnchoress.lnk.to/TheArtOfLosing. Produced by Catherine Anne Davies. Mixed by Dave Eringa. Video directed by JJ Eringa. theanchoress.co.uk James Dean Bradfield appears courtesy of Columbia Records. Actress: Genevieve Anderson. Shot in Wales and England. Made under Covid 19 guidelines. With thanks to the Round Chapel, London. Lyrics: When e...
The Art of Losing - The Anchoress
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Written and Produced by Catherine Anne Davies. Mixed by Mario McNulty. Taken from the new album THE ART OF LOSING. Out now: theanchoress.co.uk. 'The Art of Losing' is the title track from the second album from Welsh multi-instrumentalist The Anchoress (aka Catherine Anne Davies). Catherine Anne Davies: Vocals, Electric Guitar, OB6, ARP, & Jen Synthesizers, Programming & Percussion Beau Barnard:...
Unravel - The Anchoress
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Written and Produced by Catherine Anne Davies. Mixed by Dave Eringa. TAKEN FROM THE NEW ALBUM ‘THE ART OF LOSING’ . theanchoress.co.uk 'Unravel' is the second track to be taken from The Art of Losing, the second album from Welsh multi-instrumentalist The Anchoress (aka Catherine Anne Davies). Photography: Lily Warring. Video Edited & Animated by Catherine Anne Davies Catherine Anne Davies: Voca...
Show Your Face: Behind The Scenes with The Anchoress Part 2
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How do you turn my eyeballs into car headlights? Find out more about how we made the video for Show Your Face as we go behind the scenes... Shot & Edited by Dave Thompson
Show Your Face: Behind The Scenes with The Anchoress Part 1
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How many cans of hairspray do you need for a 5 hour video shoot? What do David Lynch, the Psalms, and prog have in common? Find out this and much more as we go behind the scenes of the video set for Show Your Face... Shot & Edited by Dave Thompson
The Anchoress 'Confessions of a Romance Novelist' (Acoustic Version) Live at the Quay Sessions
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The Anchoress 'Confessions of a Romance Novelist' (Acoustic Version) Live at the Quay Sessions
The Anchoress 'Rivers of Ice' (Simple Minds Cover) Live at the Quay Sessions
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The Anchoress 'Rivers of Ice' (Simple Minds Cover) Live at the Quay Sessions
The Anchoress 'Chip On Your Shoulder" (Acoustic Version) Live at the Quay Sessions
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The Anchoress 'Chip On Your Shoulder" (Acoustic Version) Live at the Quay Sessions
What Goes Around (Acoustic Version) Live at The Quay Sessions
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What Goes Around (Acoustic Version) Live at The Quay Sessions
The Anchoress 'Doesn't Kill You' (Acoustic Version) Live at The Quay Sessions
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The Anchoress 'Doesn't Kill You' (Acoustic Version) Live at The Quay Sessions
The Anchoress - Doesn't Kill You (from Confessions of a Romance Novelist)
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The Anchoress - Doesn't Kill You (from Confessions of a Romance Novelist)
The Anchoress - Confessions of a Romance Novelist
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The Anchoress - Confessions of a Romance Novelist
The Anchoress - You and Only You Feat. Philip Reach
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The Anchoress - You and Only You Feat. Philip Reach
The Anchoress - What Goes Around (Lyric Video)
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The Anchoress - What Goes Around (Lyric Video)
What Goes Around - The Anchoress (Official Audio)
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What Goes Around - The Anchoress (Official Audio)
Cutting The Anchoress vinyl at Abbey Road Studios
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Cutting The Anchoress vinyl at Abbey Road Studios
Crackin' tune! And that voice! JDB what an absolute legend. 🎸🎤🎶🌟🙌❤️
Absolutely love James on this. It's great to hear him singing some actual decent lyrics that are worthy of his talent.
Wonderful version . I love this!!
the older you get the meaningful songs become, thank you for convey the facts of life
Great Song 🎸 🎹 👍 👌 👋
Beautiful Song ❤️
🎉🎉🎉
Beautiful Song & Voice 🎤 👏👍👌👋
Great Song 🎸 🎹 🎤👍👌👋
Beautiful Song & Voice 🎤❤️
Beautiful Song & Vocals 🎤👏👍👌👋
Greatings from México 👋
Beautiful Song 🎸🎹🎤👏👍👌👋
GREAT VERSION !!! ⭐
I love this version, this album 'Versions' is stunning and this video is a beautiful thing indeed x
Too good not to enjoy🌹
Absolutely brilliant, atmospheric interpretation of the original song. Brilliant video!*!! 🥰💖
Been listening on repeat. Love this version...the words ironically seem to have become more meaningful and less forgettable ❤❤❤
That's rather special x
Ficou lindo!!!!
I really love your voice. The Cover is great 😀 ❤️
I adore this version of the song. As for the video, it's doing a lot with scant resources; very clever.
Got here via X. Great version of a classic song. Well done.
Love this! Very well done!
Shivers down spine! That’s beautiful - thank you Catherine! X
There is no going wrong with this song. Thanks for publishing!
Dave G. will smile wide if he views this video. Excellent! 👑🎼👑
Beautiful video, well shot and the vocals are very moving
Greatings 👋
Great Song as ever Great Vocals 🎤 Congrats Anchores 👏👏👍👌👋
Harrowing, yet beautiful. The whole feeling abd emotion of the trauma encompassed in song
good cover, what about some smiths, their album Strangeways here we come, Theres a light that never goes out (possibly about the goodnight girl, aka the meat cleaver ops that never stop) and theres Last night I dreamt some oned loved me. (best song was Panic but i dont think ttha would suit , its about jimmy saviles pain and misery at the bbc)
I did a version of Asleep by The Smiths
@@TheAnchoressOfficial will look out for it :)
Such a powerful song and video! Just brilliant! And JDB! 🌟🎸🎶😍🎤
She’s very talented to say the least, what a voice ….
Still learning... It's an Art...
James Dean Bradfield Giving The Song The Extra Ingredient
Ótima versão,congratulações!
Brilliant ❤
some clever colours was well turns purple at the top, and king canut cannt stop the tide, basicly can only watch the on slaut
loved this song first time around bought the vinyl of violator, likes the this cover too
beautiful riffs on the Longo video and makes it all your own - congrats
I can't express just how much I adore this. ❤
impresive,most impresive.
Great work on the video as well.
One of new orders best songs. You have pulled this cover off really well. It is easy on the ears. Well done. Great work.
I feel this cover cuts straight through. Having the vocals and the lyrics centre forward gives it a deeper meaning. Well done, great work.
Excellent version - well done 👍
Good cover! ❤
KOOL 1!
Woah, I love this, it's stunning!