Name: Giver Taker
Brand: Anjimile

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2020-09-18

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Anjimile

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Alternative / Modern

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Father / Daughter Records

Anjimile is a talented artist known for their unique blend of indie folk and soulful melodies. With heartfelt lyrics and captivating vocals, they have gained recognition for their introspective songwriting and powerful performances.
Born and raised in [location], Anjimile's musical journey began at a young age, influenced by a diverse range of genres including folk, R&B, and gospel. Their passion for music led them to pursue formal training in voice and guitar, honing their skills as a musician.
Over the years, Anjimile has released several critically acclaimed albums that showcase their artistic growth and evolution. Their music explores themes of identity, love, and personal experiences with vulnerability and authenticity.

Father/Daughter Records is an independent record label formed in 2010 by Jessi Frick and her father, Ken Hector. With a passion for supporting emerging artists, Father/Daughter Records has quickly become a respected name in the music industry. The label focuses on releasing *unique and diverse* music that pushes boundaries and challenges conventions.

Since its inception, Father/Daughter Records has released critically acclaimed albums from a wide range of talented artists. From indie rock to folk to pop, the label's roster showcases *innovative musicians* who are making waves in their respective genres.

Not only does Father/Daughter Records provide a platform for these artists to share their art with the world, but they also prioritize creating a supportive and inclusive community within the music industry. Through their commitment to fostering talent and promoting diversity, Father/Daughter Records continues to make a lasting impact on both artists and listeners alike.

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On Giver Taker, the gorgeous debut album by Anjimile, death and life are always entwined, wrapping around each other ina dance of reverence, reciprocity, and, ultimately, rebirth. Giver Taker is confident, intentional and introspective. Anjimile Chithambo (they/them, he/him) wrote much of the album while in treatment for drug and alcohol abuse, as well as while in the process of living morefully as a nonbinary trans person. Loss hovers over the album, whose songs grieve for lost friends (Giver Taker) and family members (1978) along with lost selves (Maker, Baby No More, In Your Eyes.)

Each song on the album is its own micro-journey, adding up to a transformative epic cycle created in collaboration with bandmate Justine Bowe of Photocomfort and New-York based artist/producer Gabe Goodman. 1978 and Maker both begin as Sufan Stevens-esque pastoral ballads with Chithambo’s mesmerizing voice foregrounded against minimal instrumentation and swell into the realm of the majestic through the addition of warm, steady instrumentation (informed by the mix of 80’s pop and African music Chithambo’s Malawi-born parents played around the house) and harmonies by Bowe. In Your Eyes starts out hushed and builds to a crescendo via a mighty chorus inspired by none other than The Lion King. The allusion is fitting: each song encapsulates a heroic voyage, walked alone until accompanied by kindred souls.The choirs present throughout are equally deliberate. Chithambo grew up as a choir boy himself, and several songs (notably Maker) grasp not only towards reconciliation between his trans identity and his parents’ strong religious beliefs, but towards reclaiming his trans identity as an essential part of his own spirituality. There is a boldness to this borrowing and shaping, a resoluteness that results from passing through hardship and emerging brighter, steadier. As a closing refrain on To Meet You There might sum it up: “Catalyst light of mine / 2now is your time.

Giver Taker

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