The Anchoress - As We Once Were [Vinyl]

As We Once Were marks the highly anticipated third studio album from Catherine Anne Davies, the artist known as The Anchoress, a twice Welsh Music Prize nominated producer and artist. This 14-track, widescreen exploration delves into the nature of time and transformation, created while Davies navigated the birth of her first child, personal losses, and the discovery of her grandmother's voice on an old cassette tape.

Album Significance & Collaborations

This record follows the UK Top 40 success of The Art Of Losing, which garnered widespread critical acclaim, including Album of The Year nods from publications like The Sunday Times and Prog, and praise from Sir Elton John. The new album features an impressive roster of guest vocalists, including Mercury Music Prize nominees Hannah Peel and Welsh-Cornish musician Gwenno. Additionally, long-time collaborator James Dean Bradfield of Manic Street Preachers contributes vocals and electric guitar to the track 'Throw Over Your Man,' a song inspired by the letters between Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville West. Newcomer Eaves Wilder (Secretly Canadian) duets on 'Damsels.'

Production & Sound

Three-times Music Producers Guild nominated Davies crafted this epic soundscape at Black Lodge Studios, utilizing access to Pete Townshend's collection of vintage analogue synthesisers to achieve its expansive feel.

Contents & Format Details

This release is the double vinyl edition, featuring leopard print etching on side 4. It is released via the independent label Last Night From Glasgow.