Anna B Savage + Cub Zoa

A sense of rootedness is at the heart of Anna B Savage’s third record You and i are Earth, a record that is as much about healing as it is an unbowed sense of curiosity, and, more simply, ‘a love letter to a man and to Ireland’.

Following on from her critically acclaimed records A Common Turn and in|FLUX, You and i are Earth manages to convey a sense of intimacy, while also being open-ended. Sounds of the sea and bright-eyed strings coax us on opening song Talk to Me, a study in tenderness, which brings us to a place of the elemental. It is a charged signifier that sets the tone, ‘I don’t think I feel nervous because of the intimacy of it,’ says Savage, ‘the thing I feel nervous about is that it is so delicate and subtle, and the attention economy has made us desire big shiny things that will whisk us away.’

Yet You and i are Earth transports differently, swept along by an abiding sense of calm, a major progression from Savage’s earlier work, ‘when I was writing the first record, it felt difficult. I wanted to make sense of something I didn’t really understand. Then with the second record I had done some therapy, and was getting to grips with myself, but my old self was still pulling me back a bit, but with this one it was quite different.’

Tour support comes from Cub Zoa. Cub Zoa is the solo project of Brighton-based musician and producer Jack Wolter, who is also a core member of Penelope Isles.

Presented by Hey! Manchester.

This is an 18+ event