Thefirstnewmusicfrom CommonHollysinceinsixyears, since2019'sWhenIsaytoyouBlackLightning (outviaBarsukRecords). Thealbum wasrecordedliveofftheflooroverjustahandfulofdays, inabidtocapturethesoundandenergyherbandhashonedonstage. Co-producedwithlong-timecollaboratorDevonBate, Anythingglassfeelscertainanduncertain, sharpyetsoftlyfocused. Engagingandtightly-knit, thealbum isaconsidered, captivatingstrideforward. Ittouchesonthemesofmortality, connectionandmeaninginanever-confoundingworld. KeyinfluenceslikeBillCallahan, MountEerie, Lomelda, andLeonardCohenhaveimpactedBrigitteNaggar'swriting-artistswhomakethepersonalfeeluniversal, butalsosongwritersthatconjureaworldaroundtheirwork, whocandeliverasongofpuregentlenessorsinceritybutalwayswithanedge, aflickerofstatichiddenintheshadows. Acrossitstentracks, AnythingglassshowsNaggarexpandinghermusicalpalettetofindgreaterdetailsandAcrossitstentracks, AnythingglassshowsNaggarexpandinghermusicalpalettetofindgreaterdetailsandevermorecolourfulshades. Itcapturesherbandliveandaliveinaroom together, singingtoworriesandwisdoms. Naggarreflects, "weexistinfragilebodies, inafragileecosystem, andwhenwearefeelinglucid, werememberwewon'tliveforever. Andthatinevitableendencasesandcontainsusbyremindingustolookinsideandtolocatewhatmattersmost... andtogotowardit!
- 1. Terrible Hands
- 2. Aegean Blue
- 3. Enough
- 4. It's True We've Been Happier
- 5. Jazz Song
- 6. I Weighed It Up
- 7. The Wood from the Sail
- 8. Right in Between the Lines, I
- 9. A Pair of Ragged Claws
- 10. Wise Mind
