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ANOHNI is finally back following the release of last year’s acclaimed My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross, marking her first album and live tour in eight years.
The album, which features the deceased LGBTQ rights activist Marsha P Johnson on the cover, is a soul-inspired classic in the school of Marvin Gaye — dealing with oppression and loss in a way reminiscent of Nina Simone — following the eco-electronic sucker punch of 2016’s Hopelessness.
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