{"product_id":"anchoress-the-as-we-once-were-pre-order","title":"Anchoress (The) - As We Once Were *Pre-Order","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date Friday 7th August 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll pre-orders will be dispatched\/made ready for collection on that day.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis new record is the long-awaited follow-up to the UK Top 40 album The Art Of Losing, which received wall-to-wall critical plaudits upon its release in 2021 and scooped up a raft of Album of The Year nods from The Sunday Times, to Prog, to the Mail on Sunday. With Sir Elton John naming it \"one of my favourite records of the year\" and Caitlin Moran calling it \"the inadvertent, beautiful and truthful soundtrack to this moment\", it went on to sell over 10,000 physical copies via word of mouth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree-times Music Producers Guild nominated Davies created the new album at Black Lodge Studios while being given access to Pete Townshend's collection of vintage analogue synthesisers to produce an epic 14-track widescreen exploration of the nature of time and transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgainst the backdrop of the birth of her first child, after multiple losses and the discovery of her grandmother's voice on a long lost cassette tape in her mother's attic, Davies found herself asking the question: \"What can we build out of the past? Are we destined to be held down by it? Can we ever return to these past versions of ourselves?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThank you for looking at our listing, below are a few points to consider before making a purchase:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- All records we sell are Brand New - pre-orders will normally come sealed but if you are purchasing in stock items, please note the copy may have been unsealed for display in the shop. Please email straight after purchase to enquire if this is of importance to you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Orders won't ship until all items are released, so keep this in mind when purchasing multiple pre-orders or a mix of in stock and pre-order items.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- The 'Product' page will show the most up to date info we have with regards to the item and its release date, but this information is subject to change so check in with us if you have any questions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- We unfortunately don't offer tax\/vat outside of the UK via the website so please keep in mind that when the items arrives in your country you may be liable to pay a further charge before delivery. (all UK orders the price you see is the price you will pay). Please also note that we are unable to adjust the declared value on items sold internationally.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Anchoress (The)","offers":[{"title":"Indies Exclusive Burgundy Double Vinyl LP + Signed Print","offer_id":55532380127608,"sku":"LNFG236DX","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Linen Double Vinyl LP","offer_id":55532380160376,"sku":"LNFG236","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Coral Double Vinyl LP","offer_id":55532381208952,"sku":"LNFG236C","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD Album","offer_id":55532380193144,"sku":"LNFG236CD","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0348\/2704\/2955\/files\/unnamed_2718cb52-7915-4505-b243-f93647b7a68b.jpg?v=1776257558","url":"https:\/\/www.crashrecords.co.uk\/products\/anchoress-the-as-we-once-were-pre-order","provider":"Crash Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}