El álbum de debut de esta prodigiosa intérprete, guitarrista y compositora está basado en una primera maqueta grabada en un sótano con un 8-pistas respaldada por el par de músicos que la suelen acompañar (un batería y una multi-instrumentista), pero el resultado final fue producido por Rob Ellis (colaborador habitual de PJ Harvey, de cuya música no suena muy distante).
La artista británica Anna Calvi se declara influenciada por cantantes como Scott Walker o Edith Piaf y sobre todo reconoce haber estudiado intensamente el cancionero de Nina Simone. El disco salió en Enero de este año y en él destaca el sonido extrañamente sensual y orquestal de su voz y su guitarra. Artistas consagrados como Brian Eno o Nick Cave son ya rendidos admiradores.
With a debut album based on a demo recorded on an 8-track in a basement with a pair of musicians who often accompany her (a drummer and a multi-instrumentalist) and the final result produced by Rob Ellis (regular collaborator with PJ Harvey, to whose approach to music her songs don't sound very distant), British artist Anna Calvi openly declares to be influenced by singers like Edith Piaf or Scott Walker and especially acknowledges having intensely studied Nina Simone's recordings. The album was released in January of the present year and in it stands out the orchestral and strangely sensual sound of her voice and guitar playing. Brian Eno backs up in a song and was an instant supporter and Nick Cave personally selected her to open for his band Grinderman during several tour dates.
Anna Calvi. Foto: Emma Hardy
La artista británica Anna Calvi se declara influenciada por cantantes como Scott Walker o Edith Piaf y sobre todo reconoce haber estudiado intensamente el cancionero de Nina Simone. El disco salió en Enero de este año y en él destaca el sonido extrañamente sensual y orquestal de su voz y su guitarra. Artistas consagrados como Brian Eno o Nick Cave son ya rendidos admiradores.
With a debut album based on a demo recorded on an 8-track in a basement with a pair of musicians who often accompany her (a drummer and a multi-instrumentalist) and the final result produced by Rob Ellis (regular collaborator with PJ Harvey, to whose approach to music her songs don't sound very distant), British artist Anna Calvi openly declares to be influenced by singers like Edith Piaf or Scott Walker and especially acknowledges having intensely studied Nina Simone's recordings. The album was released in January of the present year and in it stands out the orchestral and strangely sensual sound of her voice and guitar playing. Brian Eno backs up in a song and was an instant supporter and Nick Cave personally selected her to open for his band Grinderman during several tour dates.
Anna Calvi. Foto: Emma Hardy
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