Music Reviews
Artist:
AnemoTitle:
PrayLabel:
City Cannons RecordsWebsite:
http://www.anemo.co.uk
Familiar sounding femme fatal rock.
When you’re in a war zone on the other side of the world even the atheists amongst us might find ourselves praying to God - or so claim Anemo. ‘Pray’ is inspired by the tale of John Simpson, the BBC’s World Affairs Editor, and a rather unfortunate friendly fire incident. He was accompanying a convoy of US Special Forces and Kurdish fighters in 2003 when they were mistakenly bombed by a US airplane. This is their tribute to all those that have died reporting the realities of war.
It is anthemic rock driven by distorted bass, grinding guitars and stomping drums. When playing live they ate a seven piece rock band and it is the live feel they tried to capture on the single. “With this record we wanted a sound that was more focused towards the energy and aggression of our live set,” explained keyboardist Kingsley Sage.
‘Pray’ is the second release from the ‘Slowburn’ album but its dark tones are said to point towards their next EP slated for release in early 2008 on City Canyons. The word Anemo derives from the Greek 'Anemos', meaning changing forms, so don’t expect them to stand still. Well with a band that boasts a kick boxer, actress, sky diver, motor cyclist, surfer, Doctor of Oceanography and Doctor of Artificial Intelligence you wouldn’t expect any less.
