Following on from her recent single Finger Pies and brand new single Change, this is the first new solo music from Berlin based artist in 8 years.

A British ex-pat and former political journalist, Anika has collaborated with BEAK>, Tricky and released two albums with Mexico Citys Exploded View to great acclaim. The single Change tackles personal growth as well as wider issues and grapples with eternal questions as to whether one can ever truly change.

It has been 11 years since the release of her last solo album, 2010 cult-favourite Anika; she suddenly found herself with a lot to say. This album had been planned for a little while and the circumstances of its inception were quite different to what had been expected. This coloured the album quite significantly. The lyrics were all written there on the spot. Its a vomit of emotions, anxieties, empowerment, and of thoughts likeHow can this go on? How can we go on?

The intimacy of its creation and a palpable sense of global anxiety are seemingly baked into the DNA of Change. Spread across nine tracks, the central feeling of the record is one of heightened frustration buoyed by guarded optimism. The songs offer skittering, austere electronic backdrops reminiscent of classic Broadcast records or High Scores-era Boards of Canada, playing them against Anikas remarkable voiceNico-esque, beautifully plaintive, andin regards to the records subject mattertotally resolute. Incantatory tracks like Naysayer and Never Coming Back are both a call to arms and a warning. Never Coming Back was written after reading Rachel Carsons Silent Spring, she explains.

1. Finger Pies
2. Critical
3. Change
4. Naysayer
5. Sand Witches
6. Never Coming Back
7. Rights
8. Freedom
9. Wait For Something