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“They’d say, ‘I guess you’ll be retiring? There won’t be any more tours?’ I’d write it down and bite my lip”: The Anchoress had a baby, not a lobotomy, and wrote a satirical song about it
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The Anchoress’ strikingly-titled single I Had A Baby, Not A Lobotomy was inspired by her experience as a new mother facing the bewildering attitudes of those around her.
While Catherina Anne Davies stresses that the lead track from her latest Anchoress album, As We Once Were, humorous rather than a furious or vindictive rant, she admits she found the process of channelling the phrases into art somewhat therapeutic.
The Anchoress - I Had A Baby Not A Lobotomy feat.
Gwenno (Official Video) - YouTube Watch OnWhen the track went live she knew she’d struck a chord.
The Anchoress ft. James Dean Bradfield - Throw Over Your Man - YouTube Watch On“I was invited to come into Pete Townshend’s studios and use all his vintage synths,” Davies says.