Announced by ANOHNI my back is the bridge you cross, her first studio album under the monikers ANOHNI and Johnson in over a decade. The LP, released July 7 via Secretly Canadian and Rough Trade, features the lead single “It Must Change.”
In a press release, ANOHNI explained that Marvin Gaye’s How is this going was “a really important touchstone” when writing the new album, adding that “some of the songs respond to global and environmental issues that were first expressed in popular music more than 50 years ago.”
ANOHNI started working on my back is a bridge In 2022, he teamed up with soul producer Jimmy Hogarth (Amy Winehouse, Duffy, Tina Turner), when they produced a series of demos together, and then formed a group including Leo Abraham, A studio band including Chris Vatararo, Sam Dixon and string arranger Rob Moose came to record the project. pre order In progress.
“I hope this record works,” ANOHNI said of the album. “I learned despair I can provide a soundtrack that can reinforce people’s work, activism, dreams and decisions. I can sing about an awareness that makes others feel less alone, for whom frankly speaking these dire times are not a source of discomfort but a cause of identification and relief. I hope this work is useful and helps others to act with dignity and resilience in these conversations we face now. “
On “It Must Change,” ANOHNI does just that, while talking passionately — albeit with empathy — about topics like social breakdown, with soulful guitars and gorgeous strings. “The truth is, I always thought you were beautiful in your own way,” she sings. “That’s why this is so sad.”
The accompanying music video stars British social justice activist Monroe Bergdorf and is directed by Ian Forsyth and Jane Pollard. Watch it below.
My back is a bridge for you to cross Following ANOHNI’s 2016 solo debut album despair and a sheet named Heaven The second year dropped. Most recently, she collaborated with Bryce Dessner and the Australian String Quartet on a new string arrangement, Another World, originally released in 2008 with the Johnsons.
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My back is a bridge for you to cross Track list:
01. Must change
02. continue
03. Ice bars
04. Can’t
05. Scapegoat
06. It’s my fault
07. Rest
08. Not Enough
09. Why am I still alive now?
10. You are free