Present in AB with her second album. Nick Cave is a fan.
“Stunning” … “8/10” (Uncut)
“Breathtaking.” … “****” (MOJO)
‘One Breath is truly cathartic.’ “****” (The Guardian)
‘Beautiful and candid” … “****” (Q)
Anna Calvi was already a highlight in AB in ’10 as opener of the two-dayer with Nick Cave’s explosive Grinderman. The audience was so impressed that she then sold out the AB Main Hall on her own a year later. Then ’11 was a memorable year for Anna Calvi too: she was included in the prestigious BBC Sound of 2011 listing and none less than Brian Eno collaborated on her debut.
Her latest, just released album ‘One Breath’ is receiving even better reviews overseas than her debut, if that's possible. Humo described her previous album as “an album that alternates ominous, soundtrack-like mood songs with bluesy ghost songs and spot-on rock songs.” The same could be said of her second album. Only: it's even better!
Support-act for Anna Calvi will be Parisian-born London residents We Were Evergreen. They've already opened for London Grammar and Little Dragon, and their debut full of vibrant electro-pop will be released this spring by Island Records.