CD Reviews: Anni Calvi

The latest offering from London-raised singer-songwriter (and excellent guitarist) Anni Calvi might comprise just five tracks but she roams over some varied ground, reconfiguring five songs, including an excellent, darkly funky rendition of New Zealander Connan Mockasin's I'm The Man That Will Find You that features David Byrne.

Calvi also shares a vocal duet with Byrne on the title track (penned by Keren Ann), matching his haunting, soulful delivery before closing out the EP with David Bowie's Lady Grinning Soul, on which she confirms real musical power is, sometimes, best conveyed in quiet moments.

  • Anni Calvi. Strange Weather (EP). Domino/EMI.
  • 4 stars out of 5.

Single download: Strange Weather
For those who like: Ane Brun, Martha Wainwright

- Shane Gilchrist

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