Trace

Annie Anxiety was a name she used back in the day, when she lived in the UK in the late '70s and early '80s and worked closely with punk anarchists Crass before becoming the house chanteuse for Adrian Sherwood's On-U Sound label, fusing poetry with tough rhythms. Over half of Trace was written and recorded in Toronto with jazz maestro Ryan Driver and a crack team of session players. Three collaborations feature Brooklyn electronica trio Opal Onyx, and one calls on Annie's long-standing writing/performing partner Paul Wallfisch.