Dark Mofo 2019: Anna Calvi review

Goth-rock changeling Anna Calvi captivated at her Dark Mofo show at the Odeon with music from her pop noir album Hunter.

ENGLISH musician Anna Calvi came howling onto the Odeon stage like a gothic angel through a red mist. Accompanied by ambidextrous multi-instrumentalist Mally Harpaz and drummer Alex Thomas, she had the crowd mesmerised from her first song.

Calvi’s vocal capacity has been lauded by critics in the UK and she does not disappoint live.

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Musician Anna Calvi. Picture: SUPPLIED

Her vocal range runs from a full belting primal roar down on her knees, to a purring whisper that invites you closer. There’s a sense of operatic gothic drama about her performance.

University trained in violin she is also masterful on the guitar. She plays it with a sense of thumping defiance, a kind of screeching rock style that plays with the edge of musicality and noise. Calvi deliberately defies genre and seeks to be seen without the constraints of stereotypes.

The multiple guitar solos in her set had the crowd whistling and stamping their feet as the loaded bass and drums reverberated through the floor. As she came on stage for an encore of song Ghost Rider you are left without a doubt that this is a virtuosic musician.

Anna Calvi played the Odeon Theatre on Saturday night as part of Dark Mofo.

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