Anika [Invada,2010]
Living between Berlin and Bristol whilst working as a political journalist and music promoter, Anika met Portishead’s Geoff Barrow through a mutual friend. Immediately it was clear that they shared the same musical vision; a love of punk, dub and 60’s girl groups. The following week Anika, Geoff with his Beak> band mates went into the studio to begin recording ANIKA’s debut album. They recorded the album in 12 days. The album is a collection of uneasy easy listening.
‘Anika’s debut record is unhinged to the point of requiring prompt sectioning. It is frequently terrifying, plainly unsettling and isn’t the best thing to listen to alone in the dark. It is also quite, quite brilliant.’
DROWNED IN SOUND
‘Coming across like a less ethereal glasser, a reverb ghosted chanteuse informed by the post-punk outer limits and fun-for-fun’s sake, Anika’s debut record is one of those growers which soon envelope you and won’t let you go.’ ROUGH TRADE
‘Dirtying sweet songs of the sixties and putting politics back into music with the help of Beak>’
LOUD AND QUIET
“Yang Yang” is one of those rare tracks that is just undeterrably fucking cool. RCRD LBL
‘Anika’s new album injects some forward thinking elements into the post-punk template. No grey Factory re-treads here, instead the singer pays homage to the true spirit of the era.’
CLASH MUSIC
