Confessions of a Romance Novelist explained

Confessions of a Romance Novelist
Type:studio
Artist:The Anchoress
Cover:The Anchoress - Confessions of a Romance Novelist.png
Genre:Indie rock
Producer:Catherine Anne Davies, Paul Draper
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Confessions of a Romance Novelist is the debut album from The Anchoress aka Catherine Anne Davies. Released on 15 January 2016, the album received a favourable critique from The Guardian.[1]

The album was named amongst the Guardian critics' Albums of the Year, won HMV's Welsh Album of the Year, Best Newcomer at the PROG awards, and a nomination for Welsh Music Prize.[2] [3] [4]

Mojo described Davies as being in possession of "a devastatingly powerful voice".[5] The Observer called it "a blackly witty break up album...compelling", while PROG magazine described the record as "Kate Bush’s Hounds Of Love updated for the 21st century".[6]

On the album, Catherine plays a variety of instruments, including piano, guitar, flute, omnichord, mellotron, wurlitzer, glockenspiel, and celeste, as well as sampling church bells, and an orchestra of typewriters.[7]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Catherine Anne Davies and Paul Draper; except where noted.

  1. "Long Year" (Catherine Anne Davies) - 3:52
  2. "What Goes Around" - 4:17
  3. "Doesn't Kill You" - 4:40
  4. "You and Only You" (featuring Paul Draper) - 4:09
  5. "One for Sorrow" - 3:24
  6. "P.S. Fuck You" - 3:19
  7. "Popular" (Catherine Anne Davies) - 3:57
  8. "Bury Me" (Catherine Anne Davies) - 3:43
  9. "Intermission (Notes to the Editor)" (Catherine Anne Davies) - 2:09
  10. "Waiting to Breathe" (Catherine Anne Davies) - 3:03
  11. "Chip on Your Shoulder" - 2:58
  12. "Confessions of a Romance Novelist" - 6:26
  13. "Rivers of Ice" (Simple Minds, Iain McLachlan) - 3:41

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Anchoress: Confessions of a Romance Novelist review – a rich and complex debut. Emily. Mackay. 17 January 2016. 26 March 2019. Theguardian.com.
  2. News: The best albums and tracks of 2016: how our writers voted. 2016-12-20. The Guardian. 2017-10-08. en-GB. 0261-3077.
  3. News: Prog Awards 2016: the winners in full. 2016-09-23. Prog. 2017-10-08. en-GB.
  4. News: The Anchoress joins nominees for Welsh Music Prize. 2016-09-08. Nme.com. 2017-10-08. en-US.
  5. Web site: http://www.pressreader.com/uk/mojo-uk/20160628/281655369370306. PressReader. 2017-10-08.
  6. News: Limelight: The Anchoress. 2016-01-24. Prog. 2017-10-08. en-GB.
  7. Web site: The Anchoress. Bowers-wilkins.co.uk. 2017-10-08. 14 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170914081627/http://www.bowers-wilkins.co.uk/Society_of_Sound/Society_of_Sound/Music/The-Anchoress-Confessions-Of-A-Romance-Novelist.html. dead.

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