A pulsating duet between two outstanding artists, in which the acclaimed singer-guitarist turns to Iggy as perfect character to embody the voice of her passionate, destructive internal monologue, heralding the new EP Is This All There Is? out on 20 March on Domino Records. Calvi describes her latest collaborator: “He’s disruptive, raw, and honest — a singular force. His presence was so perfect for the narrative of this song.” The song is a defiant, rallying cry against emotional inertia and hopelessness.
The accompanying video – starring both Anna and Iggy – offers an intimate portrait of a real connection between two incredible musicians and performers. The video plays with stillness and wild energy, as both artists come together in communion. Each gesture they share, however subtle, contributes to a sense of shared transformation. As the pair sing out in unison “I wanna be somebody tonight”, they seem to combine into one electrifying force. The video is directed/produced by Luigi Calabrese and Dominic Easter, edited by Rianne White and shot in Miami.
At the end of last year, Anna Calvi returned with a beautiful cover of Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s I See A Darkness performed with Perfume Genius. As well as Iggy, the upcoming EP also includes collaborations with Laurie Anderson and The National’s Matt Berninger.
Wake up through the night
5 pills phone call
Call you in the night
I'm just a heart throbbing rib bone
I wanna be so shapeless shameless
On your back go so so so so slow
I wanna do more than just survive
I wanna be somebody tonight
I wanna be somebody cause I'm God's lonely man
I want a blue sky Cadillac
Climb back, back to back
Tanked up manned up
Smooth talking love shark
Now I'm bound and caged up
Time's up fists up
The nights go so so so slow
I wanna do more than just survive
I wanna be somebody tonight
I wanna be somebody cause I'm God's lonely man
God's lonely man...
I wanna light my body on fire
I wanna know what is this desire
I wanna feel my body divine
I wanna be somebody tonight
I wanna do more than just survive
I wanna light my body on fire
I wanna be somebody cause I'm God's lonely man
God's lonely man
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