Artist.......: Anna Calvi
Album........: Live de la Semaine
Label........: n/a
Genre........: Alternative
Catnr........: n/a
Source.......: DVBS
Rip.date.....: 2011-02-15
Str.date.....: 2011-02-00
Quality......: 166kbps/48.0kHz/Joint Stereo
Url..........: http://www.annacalvi.com/
track title time
1. Live de la Semaine 31:33
* Intro
* No More Words
* Blackout
* Suzanne And I
* Desire
* The Devil
* Love Won't Be Leaving
* Ending
Runtime 31:33
Size 37.48
Release Notes:
Hailed as "the best thing since Patti Smith" by Brian Eno, as well as being
included on the BBC's Sound of 2011 list, the hype surrounding London-born Anna
Calvi came to fruition during late 2010. Gaining critical acclaim among music
journalists, Calvi drew comparisons with the passionate and brooding
musicianship of the likes of Nick Cave and Polly Jean Harvey. The dense and rich
musical influences that inhabit Calvi's world are broad and distinctive strokes
of sultry flamenco, smoke-filled blues, and seductive goth pop/rock. Adding to
this tapestry of influences, Calvi has claimed to have been inspired by the
films of David Lynch, Gus Van Sant, and Wong Kar Wai; the cinematic element to
her music contributes a mysterious and unyielding undercurrent to her work.
At the age of 17 and after eschewing art school in favor of a music degree,
Calvi began to learn her trade and started to assemble musical partnerships. In
2006, she met percussionist and harmonium player Mally Harpaz and later
recruited drummer Daniel Maiden-Wood. The release of her debut single,
"Jezebel," in the fall of 2010 was an electric cover version of the Edith Piaf
standard. The young Calvi soon captured the attention of Domino Records' boss
Lawrence Bell after a glowing reference from former Coral guitarist Bill
Ryder-Jones, who had witnessed one of Calvi's gigs in Manchester. Bell quickly
signed her to his label. Ryder-Jones was not the only celebrity admirer of
Calvi's, an acquaintance with the aforementioned Brian Eno similarly urged him
to listen to this emerging talent. After hearing Calvi's raw and unplugged
performances on The Attic Sessions (the early demos that she recorded on an
8-track in her parent's attic), the distinguished producer soon became her
mentor and unofficial cheerleader.
Calvi entered Black Box studio in France with the much-lauded producer Rob Ellis
to record her self-titled debut album in 2010. Using vintage analog equipment,
Calvi created a velvet Wall of Sound that justified the hype in the buildup to
its 2011 release.