We love "Slow Burn"!
author: cloud nine and cloud seven
Internet Music Radio, "Gone Fishing for Blue Skies", loves the world of Anemo.
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Such a great album!
author: Paul Askedall
I heard a few songs from this cd and made up my mind to get it. Once I listened to the whole album, I was pleased with how great this band is!
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An album of outstanding beauty!
author: Burn Magazine (UK)
Don't you love it when a band can't be pigeon-holed?
Anemo are a Brighton-based three-piece who have created a stir across the
pond, and are now hoping us Brits have got the wit to catch on.
I'm not optimistic, but those who dare venture into the rich, colourful
Anemo world will get their just rewards.
At times sweeping and majestic, at others slow, drawn out and haunting,
this
trio have created an album of outstanding beauty.
The star of the show is, without doubt, singer Hazelle Woodhurst – who
brings back memories of Julianne Regan (of All About Eve fame) at her
peak.
Kicking off with the sweeping Fallout Renegade, Hazelle, keyboardist
Kingsley Sage and guitarist Matt Palmer take you on a sublime journey.
Johnny 5 is more driven, while the title track is the perfect late-night
chill-out. Elsewhere, Learn To Love Yourself ought to be a huge pop hit,
Made of Fiction lulls you into a false sense of security before the chorus
snares you, and I Was Taken In is full of hidden menace beneath its sugary
coating.
People have bandied about such words as Eurythmics, Pretenders and
Portishead to try and describe Anemo – but...the nearest comparison you will get is All About Eve (and that's not just
Hazelle's voice), but in truth that's not fair to them.
They stand proudly on their own, having produced a compellingly individual
album which rocks, goths and pops in equal measure.
Maybe they've just invented goth-pop.
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Just really, really good music!
author: Adam A. Donaldson, Lucid Forge
In the best tradition of The Eurythmics, The Pretenders and Garbage comes Anemo whose electronic twist of pop-alt-rock comes together with intelligent songwriting and strong vocals to create a truly excellent debut effort. Lead singer Hazelle Woodhurst is truly a wonder to be heard, she instantly reminds the listener of other, strong female vocalists but has a distinct style and sound all her own. Reading the liner notes you start to appreciate the lyrical genius in the words to the songs, but you almost forget it all when you're listening to the melodies. The album requires multiple listens to appreciate all the layers. It's impossible to pick highlights from this disc, it's impossible to anoint one song above the others. This is just really, really good music.
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