Psychedelic songstress ANIQO released her latest single, ‘Vivre Libre’ on the 4th of March. The single appears on her upcoming album, BIRTH which will be released on the 18th of March via SPRINGSTOFF. The album is largely produced by Guy Sternberg (Kings of Convenience, Feist and Yoko Ono). ANIQO has previously worked with Joe Cardamone (Mark Lanegan, Warren Ellis of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds and The Stooges’ former member James Williamson). The singer has received recognition from the likes of Radio X’s John Kennedy and Radio Live Session Radio1/Berlin, as well as the well-known publications CLASH Magazine, CLOUT, Post Punk, Far Out Magazine, and Psychedelic Baby.
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Anita Goß (aka ANIQO) comes from deep family roots in Wismar, where her parents also reside to this day while she is based in Berlin. This is significant in that not only do her current songs sound very metropolitan – imagine the protagonist in a busy scenario, the streets through which she walks are filled with people full of stories, the side streets dark and mysterious; the music of ANIQO is thereby full of longings. However, it is never the longing for another place, but always for other states of mind. The singer regularly works with bandmates Torsten Füchsel (aka Pegman), keyboardist Illia Vovk and drummer Alexander Lode. Finding inspiration in the creative likes of David Bowie, Beth Gibbons, John Lennon, and Arcade Fire, her own sound is uniquely complex. Calling to mind artists such as Pink Floyd, Cocteau Twins, Sharon van Etten and Nick Cave who refuse to conform to the norm, ANIQO is not one to be missed.
‘Vivre Libre’ combines old-school romantic French elements with a vibrancy for life and all the possibilities found within it. Roughly translating to “live free”, the listener is enwrapped in elements of escapism and hope, melding with dramatic rolling beats: the world is harsh and yet, there will always be the right wind to carry you across the storm.
ANIQO reveals the concept behind the single: “Vivre Libre” is the opening song on my upcoming album BIRTH, but at the same time and metaphorically it is also the end. The single sums up what BIRTH is about – the emergence from darkness, inner and outer struggles – it’s about resurrection in every sense of the word – the rising up, the goal in sight. Imagine you have been drifting on the ocean for years, almost drowning, without strength. This moment when you see land again – that is VIVRE LIBRE and the knowledge that you can make it, that you can do anything, that you are free.”
BIRTH LP Tracklist
1. Vivre Libre
2. Balance
3. Deep Sea Fish
4. Fear
5. Day When Love Appears
6. Birth
7. Must Surrender
8. The Sea
9. Go On
10. Love Life
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