{"product_id":"little-anchor","title":"Little Anchor","description":"\u003cp\u003eBev Lee Harling returns with her first solo recording in almost a decade. She won the hearts and musical minds of DJs across the board with her 2012 debut LP, \u003ci\u003eBarefoot In Your Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e, which BBC 6Music's Gilles Peterson made his Album of the Week. Now the gifted singer, violinist and composer returns with twelve beautiful pieces of music that tell a very personal story of the years since.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving swapped the busy streets of North London for the calmer shores of Hastings in Sussex to bring up her young family, it's fair to say that Bev's priorities might have changed somewhat over the past few years, but the music was never far away. Her new environment, and musical family (including multi-talented partner and album co-producer Frank Moon) added plenty of fresh inspiration to her recordings, and we're very excited to share her new album, entitled \u003ci\u003eLittle Anchor\u003c\/i\u003e, with you this Autumn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe album is in some senses a travelogue, a 9 year journey of a creative womannavigating the landscape of parenting. Each song is a snapshot taken at a differentlocation in time, in a world where finding balance between creative freedom and motherhood is still a struggle, from the uplifting and euphoric Beautiful Life, to the heavy and harassed Only Got A Minute.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween the unexpected joys of parenting, grappleswith mental health and feelings of inadequacy, and fighting for every second ofcreative time while slowly accepting a life very different to the one that existedbefore, this unedited family album emerged bursting with quirky childhoodmemories, dark musings and celebrations of musical passion and legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach song carries breakthrough personal moments in rebuilding strength as an artist, as a person, as a parent. Even down to a very emotional moment with Ray Davies of The Kinks, during a songwriting retreat, where album closer This Violin String, a deeply personal ode to her recently departed mum, was written…\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wah Wah 45s","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50529681375563,"sku":"1144859","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/f93928f9-08db-4dcd-8f12-f3ae1a4021ed_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728065131","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/little-anchor","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}