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CMU Approved
Approved: Vanessa Anne Redd
By Andy Malt | Published on Monday 22 August 2016
One half of folk duo Six Years and a member of electronic act Rubicks, Vanessa Anne Redd describes her debut solo album as a “simple grunge-folk affair”. That both sums it up perfectly and undersells it at the same time.
Roughly recorded alone in a house in the French countryside, the simple, very personal sounds were then brought back to a London studio, where Redd added strings.
On first single ‘Invisible Strings’, this added instrumentation really complements the soft lament that was already there. Meanwhile, the effect of the final studio embellishment is more pronounced on title track ‘Behind The Wall’, which is driven by a repeating guitar riff for its first half, before a shift in tone, drama and tension, ramped up with the help of a commanding string section.
The album, ‘Behind The Wall’, is due for release on 7 Oct. Redd plays an album launch show on 14 Sep at the Kings Head Members Club in London.
Watch the video for ‘Behind The Wall’ here:
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