Anna B Savage Live, an emotional journey without filters. Reportage and ladder of the concert in Milan – Rockon.it

Article by Simona Care | Photo of Andrea Ripamonti (2024)

Entering the room for a concert by Anna B Savage means preparing for an experience that goes far beyond simple musical execution. The British singer -songwriter, now from home between London and Dublin, transforms every performance into a collective confessional, where fragility and strength intertwine in an atmosphere full of emotional tension. Anna is a voice that shakes the soul, which has the flavor of the intimacy that knows how to break through the barriers with a delicate fire power. The evening immediately opens with intensity, the air is suspended, the public listens to religious silence while Anna's voice, deep and full of shades, lies on the walls of the place. It is one of those moments when music seems to find her perfect house, and it is no coincidence that Anna herself confesses how excited it is to bring her music on stage.

The lineup is set that crosses all the shades of the soul, which alternates songs of the new album “You and I Are Earth”, born after the transfer to Ireland and the beginning of a new love story, to those of “In | Flux”, written in a phase of proud solitude. The result is a journey that passes from independence to the desire for connection, from melancholy to irony, with a disarming sincerity. The acoustic moments, almost fragile, highlight an even more controlled and delicate voice than the studio versions, while the band – impeccable in alternating folk and electronic tools – builds warm and stratified sound landscapes.

Between one song and another, Anna speaks a lot with the public. Sometimes he jokes about his past as a champion of solitude, now that he sings of love; Other times he thanks quickly, almost not to move too much. His self -irony is contagious and makes each viewer participate, as if we were all friends gathered in the living room. There is no lack of moments of vulnerability: the tension that transpires from the gestures, the voice that at times seems to be about to break for the emotion. The talent of this singer-songwriter is a pearl of rare beauty, which occurs in a balanced live that passes from experimental indie-rock to electronic crescendo, up to the almost whispered confessions. The band accompanies Anna with a precision that is never cold, but always complicit. By adding depth and unpredictability, making the concert between moments of pure introspection and others of collective liberation oscillates, the concert ends with “The Orange”, the song that Anna herself defines her favorite. It is a song that speaks of acceptance and serenity, and its execution leaves in the room a feeling of rare peace. The public listens to, holds the breath, and then applauds as if he had received a caress after a long confession.

Anna B Savage live is a totalizing experience: her ability to get naked, alternating irony and emotion, makes each concert unique. Whether you are there for its most intimate ballads or for the moments of sound experimentation, you will exit the room with the feeling of having lived something deeply true. And, perhaps, with the awareness that we too, like her, can be “fine”, whatever happens.

Anna B Savage – The Scaletta of the Milan concert

Corncrakers
Hungry
Mo Cheol Thu
Incertus
I Reach for You in My Sleep
Lighthouse
Talk to me
Say My Name
Pavlov's Dog
In | Flux
A Common Tern
You and I Are Earth
Donegal
The Orange