Confessions of a Romance Novelist is the debut album from The Anchoress aka Catherine Anne Davies. Released on 15 January 2016, the album received a favourable critique from The Guardian.[1]
| Confessions of a Romance Novelist | ||||
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| Released | January 15, 2016 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Producer | Catherine Anne Davies, Paul Draper | |||
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The album 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.[2][3][4]
Mojo described Davies as being in possession of "a devastatingly powerful voice".[5] 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".[6]
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.[7]
Track listing edit
All tracks composed by Catherine Anne Davies and Paul Draper; except where noted.
- "Long Year" (Catherine Anne Davies) - 3:52
- "What Goes Around" - 4:17
- "Doesn't Kill You" - 4:40
- "You and Only You" (featuring Paul Draper) - 4:09
- "One for Sorrow" - 3:24
- "P.S. Fuck You" - 3:19
- "Popular" (Catherine Anne Davies) - 3:57
- "Bury Me" (Catherine Anne Davies) - 3:43
- "Intermission (Notes to the Editor)" (Catherine Anne Davies) - 2:09
- "Waiting to Breathe" (Catherine Anne Davies) - 3:03
- "Chip on Your Shoulder" - 2:58
- "Confessions of a Romance Novelist" - 6:26
- "Rivers of Ice" (Simple Minds, Iain McLachlan) - 3:41
References edit
- ^ Mackay, Emily (17 January 2016). "The Anchoress: Confessions of a Romance Novelist review – a rich and complex debut". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "The best albums and tracks of 2016: how our writers voted". The Guardian. 20 December 2016. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Prog Awards 2016: the winners in full". Prog. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "The Anchoress joins nominees for Welsh Music Prize". Nme.com. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ http://www.pressreader.com/uk/mojo-uk/20160628/281655369370306. Retrieved 8 October 2017 – via PressReader.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Limelight: The Anchoress". Prog. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "The Anchoress". Bowers-wilkins.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
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