"So many songs are about romantic love. But I wanted to highlight the romance of the chosen family, the depth of connection that isn't tethered to heteronormative ideals. It's such a powerful song about the yearning for intimacy. I love inhabiting other people's songs. When I sing someone else's words, I feel like I'm getting closer to myself somehow, because the songs I choose express something I can't articulate."
"The song accompanies the recent launch of Calvi's new Substack, Carving Silver in Strange Weather, a home for unreleased songs, playlists, and writings on music. Watch the cover's Alexander Brown -directed video, about two friends on a night out in London, below."
"Calvi's recent work includes scores for the final two seasons of Peaky Blinders, released in 2023. Her last albums were 2018's and its guest-assisted companion LP . Perfume Genius release this year."
Anna Calvi enlisted Perfume Genius to record a cover of Bonnie Prince Billy's "I See A Darkness." The cover accompanies the launch of Calvi's Substack, Carving Silver in Strange Weather, which will host unreleased songs, playlists, and writings on music. The Alexander Brown -directed video depicts two friends on a night out in London. Calvi describes wanting to highlight the romance of chosen family and non-heteronormative intimacy, and says inhabiting other people's songs helps her express things she cannot articulate. Calvi scored the final two seasons of Peaky Blinders, released in 2023.
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