ALBUM REVIEW: ANNA B SAVAGE – YOU & I ARE EARTH

City Slang

Released: 24.01.25

On sensational 2021 debut A Common Turn and 2023’s equally dazzling in|Flux, Anna B Savage showcased a rare capacity to capture intimacies with spellbinding – even excruciating – clarity. Zoning in further still, this third LP plays like a private love letter – to a man, yes; but equally to the new life she’s built on the North West coast of Ireland.
Unabashedly smitten, this ode is by no means immune from fragility nor doubt. “Is there a home, out here, for me, forever?” poses instructive standout Donegal – both to land and partner – before bidding “please look after me” to her adopted hometown. Indeed, it’s the nuance behind the infatuation which render its finest moments – such as resplendent centrepiece Mo Cheol Thú – some of ABS’s most tender and stirring to date.