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The singer has a tough modern electronic sound and a lyrical ferocity aimed at the evils of the world – and revealed both in a prove unafraid to challenge its audienceEleven years after bringing an entirely modern voice into the world with the award-winning transgender blues of her breakthrough album I am a Bird Now, Anohni has come up with something equally bold and urgent. Her modern record Hopelessness is arresting on two fronts. Lyrically it’s a full-on protest album, or aggressively taking aim at the ills of the world from Obama and the NSA to drone strikes and climate change. Musically it’s abrasive but accessible electronic pop created with the help of American producer Oneohtrix Point Never and Kanye West collaborator Hudson Mohawke,a world absent from the symphonic grandiosity of her most recent records. Related: Anohni: Hopelessness review – the most profound protest record in decades Related: Anohni, the artist once known as Antony Hegarty, and on life beyond the Johnsons Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com