One Breath (album)

One Breath
Studio album by
Anna Calvi
Released7 October 2013
Recorded2013
GenreArt rock
Length39:17
LabelDomino
ProducerJohn Congleton
Anna Calvi chronology
Anna Calvi
(2011) 		One Breath
(2013) 		Strange Weather
(2014)
Singles from One Breath
  1. "Eliza"
    Released: 1 October 2013
  2. "Suddenly"
    Released: 23 December 2013
  3. "Piece by Piece"
    Released: 31 March 2014
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.5/10[1]
Metacritic80/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Daily Telegraph[4]
The Guardian[5]
The Independent[6]
The Irish Times[7]
Mojo[8]
NME8/10[9]
Pitchfork6.6/10[10]
The Telegraph[11]
Uncut8/10[12]

One Breath is the second album of British singer-songwriter Anna Calvi, released on 7 October 2013, by Domino Records.[13] The album was recorded at Black Box studios in France with mixing completed in Texas by Calvi's new producer John Congleton.[14]

Calvi described One Breath as "the moment before you've got to open yourself up, and it's about how terrifying that is. It's scary and it's thrilling. It's also full of hope, because whatever has to happen hasn't happened yet."[13] Domino has described 'One Breath' as a "bold and confident record that begins an exciting new chapter in this uniquely talented artist's career".[13]

The trailer for One Breath, credited to longtime collaborator Emma Nathan, was released on 5 August 2013. The artwork for the album was created by photographer Roger Deckker.[15]

Music Week awarded Calvi their Album of the Week for One Breath.[citation needed] The album was nominated for the 2014 Mercury Prize.[16]

  1. ^ "One Breath by Anna Calvi reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Reviews for One Breath by Anna Calvi". Metacritic. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  3. ^ Monger, James Christopher. "One Breath – Anna Calvi". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  4. ^ McCormick, Neil (4 October 2013). "Anna Calvi, One Breath, review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  5. ^ Gibsone, Harriet (26 September 2013). "Anna Calvi: One Breath – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  6. ^ Gill, Andy (3 October 2013). "Album review: Anna Calvi, One Breath (Domino)". The Independent. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  7. ^ Murphy, Lauren (4 October 2013). "Anna Calvi: One Breath". The Irish Times. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Anna Calvi: One Breath". Mojo (240): 87. November 2013.
  9. ^ Welch, Andy (7 October 2013). "Anna Calvi – 'One Breath'". NME. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  10. ^ St. Asaph, Katherine (20 November 2013). "Anna Calvi: One Breath". Pitchfork. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Anna Calvi: One Breath". The Telegraph. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Anna Calvi: One Breath". Uncut (198): 67. November 2013.
  13. ^ a b c "Anna Calvi, One Breath". Domino Records. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  14. ^ "Message from Anna - new album". Anna Calvi. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  15. ^ "Photo by annacalvi". Anna Calvi Instagram. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  16. ^ "2014 Shortlist - Barclaycard Mercury Prize". Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.