"Political Journalist" isn't… Read Full Bio ↴Anika Henderson, post-punk/avant garde/dub
"Political Journalist" isn't a credential we usually have in musician's bios, but this is exactly what Anika was doing while living between Berlin and Bristol earlier this year when she met Geoff Barrow. The producer was looking for a new singer to work with his band Beak>, and it was immediately clear they shared the same musical vision, including a love of punk, dub and 60s girl groups.
Just a week later Anika and Beak> (Barrow, Billy Fuller and Matt Williams) went into the studio to begin recording material. The resulting album was recorded in twelve days, live, with the four together in one room. Dub with no overdubs. The collaboration is political, trashy, dub, punk, funk ... a cohesive sound, and and experience in uneasy listening.
In the tradition of short-lived but deeply influential 99 Records and the NYC's 80s No Wave nexus, the nine songs on Anika run the gamut from experimental rock ("Yang Yang", "Officer Officer") to covers of folk ("Masters of War") and pop songs ("Terry", "I Go to Sleep"), while showcasing reverb-drenched ancient drum machine rhythms.
The album will be released by Beak's label Invada in Europe, and in USA & Japan by Stones Throw.
http://www.stonesthrow.com/anika
There are other artists with the same name:
2. Anika Auwiler, a German pop-folk artist out of Bonn (http://anika-musik.de/)
3. Footwork artist from Oregon, United States (https://soundcloud.com/anika_onesixty)
Love Buzz
Anika Lyrics
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You′re the king of my dreams?
Please, don't deceive me when I hurt you
You just taint the way it seems!
Chorus:
Don′t you hear my love buzz?
Don't you hear my love buzz?
Don't you hear my love buzz?
I would rather like to die!
So spread the wings and fly high!
Chorus:
Don′t you hear my love buzz?
Don′t you hear my love buzz?
Don't you hear my love buzz?
Don′t you hear my love buzz?
Don't you hear my love buzz?
Don′t you hear my love buzz?
Don't you hear my love buzz?
Don′t you hear my love buzz?
Don't you hear my love buzz?
In the song "Love Buzz" by Anika, the lyrics convey a sense of deep emotions and longing for a significant other. The first verse begins with a plea to be believed when stating that the person being addressed is the ultimate love interest, the king of the singer's dreams. This reveals the intense admiration and attraction the singer feels towards this person. However, there is a concern expressed about potential deception, requesting the person not to distort the reality of the situation. This could imply that the singer has experienced instances where their love interest has misrepresented their feelings or actions, causing feelings of doubt and confusion.
The chorus repeatedly asks if the love interest can hear the singer's "love buzz." The love buzz can be interpreted as the intense and overwhelming feeling of love and desire that the singer experiences. It implicates that this love is all-consuming and impossible to ignore. This repetition emphasizes the urgency and desperation the singer feels for this love interest to acknowledge and reciprocate their emotions.
The second verse continues the expression of longing by comparing their need for the love interest to a desert's need for rain. This analogy suggests that the singer's emotions are metaphorically starved and longing for the validation and love of the other person. The line "I would rather like to die!" can be seen as a hyperbolic statement to emphasize the singer's intense yearning, as if they cannot imagine living without the reciprocation of love.
The final repetition of the chorus highlights the desperation and urgency even further. By repeating the question "Don't you hear my love buzz?" multiple times, the singer is pleading desperately for the attention and validation of their emotions from the love interest. This repetition also communicates the frustration and impatience of the singer, who may feel unheard or ignored in their previous attempts at expressing their love.
Overall, "Love Buzz" portrays a deep longing for emotional connection and validation from a love interest. The lyrics express the singer's intense emotions and the desire for their feelings to be acknowledged and reciprocated by the person they admire.
Line by Line Meaning
Would you believe me when I tell you
Do you trust me enough to believe what I'm about to say?
You′re the king of my dreams?
You hold the highest position in my fantasies and desires.
Please, don't deceive me when I hurt you
I hope you won't respond with falsehoods when I unintentionally cause you pain.
You just taint the way it seems!
Your actions only distort the perception of our relationship.
Chorus: Don′t you hear my love buzz?
Do you not perceive the intensity of my affection?
I need you like a desert needs rain
My yearning for you is as essential as water for a parched desert.
I would rather like to die!
I would prefer death over being without you.
So spread the wings and fly high!
Embrace your freedom and soar to great heights.
Chorus: Don′t you hear my love buzz?
Can't you perceive the reverberation of my love?
Don′t you hear my love buzz?
Are you not attuned to the pulsating intensity of my affection?
Don't you hear my love buzz?
Do my declarations of love not reach your ears?
Don′t you hear my love buzz?
Are you unable to comprehend the electrifying sensation of my love?
Don't you hear my love buzz?
Can't you grasp the buzzing resonance of my affection?
Don′t you hear my love buzz?
Have you not noticed the humming vibration of my love?
Don't you hear my love buzz?
Are you deaf to the resonating energy of my affection?
Don′t you hear my love buzz?
Are you not able to perceive the captivating melody of my love?
Don't you hear my love buzz?
Can't you detect the magnetic pull of my affection?
Writer(s): Robert H J Rob Van Leeuwen
Contributed by Luke W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@beezneez420
This rendition is way groovy. Such a new feel and to my ears better than previous versions.
@stonepark100
I love the icy coolness of this version. Combined with that repetitive tight little bass pop this song took on a real unexpected groove for me. Well done, Anika. Cheers!
@jwepicness23
Her voice is so strange and so addictive. how can something so simple be so amazing
@simonrtremblay
Because a good song is a good song....You could have a bad song perfectly recorded and produced and will still be a bad song. Here its the other way round (although I like the strange prod)
@e.priest8937
Similar to Nico. Reedy. Slightly accented. No vibrato
@grace.kpereira7983
Amei!
@FrigglyFluff
ahah didn’t know I needed an emo version in my life 🤩
@brandonmoyd2661
i love this
@TrippyKitty08
I made my friend listen to this because I thought her voice was unique….and all he said was "female Ozzy" =_=
@backgroundmusicshop
we love it...