NME premieres Long Year…
It’s been an exciting few days. NME have premiered my song ‘Long Year’ - a first taste of the forthcoming One For Sorrow EP.
Huge thanks also to Steve Lamacq for the first radio play on his 6Music show!
http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/listen-the-anchoress-returns-with-the-haunting-long-year
The One For Sorrow EP will be released on November 3rd via Hiraeth/PIAS.The EP will be available as a 12” vinyl from all good record stores, digital download (with an iTunes exclusive remix from Ghosting Season), and a limited edition signed CD/romance novel edition, exclusively from Bandcamp, now available to preorder:
Ltd Signed CD/Book Bundle: PREORDER HERE
iTunes exclusive 5 track EP: BUY HERE
12” Vinyl:
PRESS: gillian@hallornothing.com
ONLINE/RADIO: matthew@enganche.co.uk
GENERAL: iamtheanchoress@gmail.com
In great company here with Perrier’s pick of the five hottest acts. Thanks guys! http://sperrier.com/1o5F1Y0
Double playlist action for the single!
The Anchoress is Artist of the Week on BBC Radio Wales. Listen back to Catherine’s interview with Eleri Sion.
It’s finally here! After the year from hell and the week from Hades, it’s release day. I’m certainly due some good karma… ‘What Goes Around’ is out today. Get it from iTunes here - http://georiot.co/47Ov
“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
“Shimmering pop heart and infectious hooks” - GoldFlake Paint
“A powerful opening gambit from The Anchoress” - Louder Than War
“Bites like Aimee Mann and will leave you chomping for more” - Societe Perrier ‘5 hottest acts’
The single has been added to the XFM playlist!!!
Footage from the cutting of the vinyl of the single.
My first draft of the lyric sheet for ‘What Goes Around’. The musicians among you may notice how I changed the key (which always infuriates the producer…). This seems to happen with every single song I write.
*Update* Thanks to everyone who bought the vinyl - we sold out the entire run on preorder in the first 24 hours!
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You can now preorder the 7inch clear vinyl of the debut single from the following stores. There is only a limited edition of 500, so be quick!
Jumbo - Leeds - SOLD OUT
Spillers - Cardiff - SOLD OUT
Rough Trade - London SOLD OUT
Resident - Brighton SOLD OUT
Drift - Totnes - SOLD OUT
Piccadilly - Manchester - SOLD OUT
The artwork for the debut single. Out May 5th via Too Pure. Concept by Catherine Anne Davies. Photography by Isabella Charlesworth. Design by Michael Speed.
“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
Stream the debut single and hear what NME had to say about it in this week’s issue http://www.nme.com/reviews/various-artists/15039?recache928335815715
Photo by Isabella Charlesworth
Headdress by Jodie Cartman of Fumbalinas
Thanks to Steve Lamacq for premiering the debut single today on 6music. You can listen back on the iPlayer (from 1h30) here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03prfz6
Contact: iamtheanchoress@gmail.com
