Album Review: Anna Secret Poet – Pity Party
“Things are never what they seem!” states the first line of the, very brief, introduction to Anna Secret Poet. New to my ears but I’m not sure why because Anna Secret Poet is, in one word, brilliant. Five full length albums already under her belt going back to 2016’s ‘Vowel Movements’ – opening line “She looks like a fish I could never envisage kissing” – all of which mix brilliant word play over a backdrop of often furious sounds, be this guitar driven punk rock noise, joyful indie pop, reggae vibes, electronic games machine beats or folk. Song titles giving a clear indication of the things that feature strongly in the world of Anna Secret Poet, either as irritants, sources of amusement or simply fun – ‘Selfie Song’, ‘Mobile Phonies’, ‘Tits Of Steel’, ‘Stars Wars Pants’, ‘Why Won’t...
