The Anchoress has shared ‘Damsels’, the second single to be taken from forthcoming album ‘As We Once Were’ (out on 7 August, 2026). Regarding the themes of the track, Catherine Anne Davies said she looked to her regular touring partners, Manic Street Preachers: ‘It takes inspiration from the history lessons I got as a teenager…
The Anchoress (aka Catherine Anne Davies) follows up her critically acclaimed debut album with ‘The Art of Losing’ – a self-produced LP that finds her trying to make sense of grief and exploring how we all try to make something from the losses that affect our lives. The record’s title is inspired by the opening…
The Anchoress has shared the video for ‘The Art of Losing’, the title track from her second album due out on 12 March. While the visuals riff on ‘fake news’ and the role the media plays in enabling – and encouraging – it, the song itself is about loss. Catherine Anne Davies says: ‘Every idea…
The Anchoress returns with ‘Show Your Face’, the first single to be taken from forthcoming second album ‘The Art of Losing’ (out on 5 March via Kscope). Featuring James Dean Bradfield of Manic Street Preachers and drummer Sterling Campbell (David Bowie, Duran Duran), the song is a powerful statement of intent as Catherine Anne Davies…
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