Confessions Sheed

Capitalising on the creative momentum generated for "Fight Another Day", Dan Reed Network’s first studio album in 25 years, the band’s front man wastes no time in writing, recording and releasing his 4th solo album, "Confessions". As we listen to the album on repeat, it’s 10 tracks clearly showcase what an exceptional artist Dan Reed really is, and truly one of the most underrated of his generation.

Revenge-pop? The Prog Karen Carpenter? Barbra Streisand on acid? Bat For Lashes on an obscure book-binge? Whichever way you choose to describe Confessions Of A Romance Novelist - the debut album by The Anchoress (co-produced by Mansun's visionary frontman Paul Draper) - one thing's for certain, this is something truly different. Multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, PhD and producer Catherine Anne Davies (aka The Anchoress) sums up her album's overall concept as, "Deconstructing normative ideas of love and romance. With each song sung by a different character, it's what you might call a musical ghost writing of sorts."