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Another Anna Calvi offering
PJ Harvey and Anna Calvi, while looking and sounding nothing alike, are in a class by themselves. So it would be no surprise that they might deserve more than one mention here. The cover image shows nearly the entire performance ensemble. Anna's Telecaster and pedals, herself, and the choir. I find myself at a loss as to who else might have done this nearly as well. Harvey didn't need any help in her brilliant solo turn on the "From The Basement" TV program. (A true solo effort; she set up and packed up her gear herself.) That's about it.
Album Description
In 2015, David Byrne invited Anna Calvi to perform at the Meltdown Festival of which he is the artistic director. The Brit (Calvi) opted for an unusual arrangement – surrounded by a 12-piece choir – to revisit songs picked from her first two albums, Anna Calvi and One Breath. The recording of this unique show in London was published in 2017 on Record Store Day as a red double vinyl. Now, one year later, we have an official version in Hi-Res 24-Bit. With this unique vocal halo, Anna Calvi’s songs have found an epic, mystic and quite astonishing second wind. Let yourself be carried away by rock which is disconnected from its time and these songs consisting of dark and haunting poetry. Magnificent. © Marc Zisman/Qobuz
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Tash Sultana, NPR Tiny Desk Concert, April 7, 2017.
I don't believe in channeling, but this woman's level of artistry is so advanced it seems supernatural. This is a Tiny Desk Concert so the audio and video quality are not bad. Just select "HD" and stream away. As you may already have discovered, Tiny Desk is like being in the only seat in the World's smallest club. This performance is also on YouTube if that is less intimidating, but the sound there is throttled.
Talent almost beyond measure and she is on fire.
https://www.npr.org/2017/04/06/52284...y-desk-concert
More than a Tash of perfection.
What really got to me is not that she does so much, but that every single note (and its tone) she played or sang was indistinguishable from perfect for what the moment needed. Working the performance through Pro Tools for a year would not have improved a thing. How can someone do that with material so complex and so full of passion? She is special, yes?