British songstress ANNA CALVI composed the soundtrack for season 5
and season 6 of the BBC show Peakers Blinders. A crime drama series
set in Birmingham, UK.
It follows the exploits of the Peaky Blinders crime gang in the direct aftermath
of the First World War. The fictional gang is loosely based on a real urban youth
gang of the same name who were active in the city from the 1880s to the 1910s.
Calvi will release all 37 of the songs she wrote,
including a new one named BLACK TUESDAY.
Artist: ANNA CALVI
Born Anna Margaret Michelle Calvi
41 years ago in London Who: Celebrated singer/songwriter/guitarist Active: Since 2005 / 3 studio LPs so far, with Hunter as the most recent, released in 2018
Calvi: “I’ve been living in the character of Tommy Shelby for years now. The only way to write for this show is to get inside his head — I’ve dreamed about him every night for months, and when I pick up my guitar I try to play to his inner thoughts. My guitar is his violence and my voice is his hope. I always felt he should have “a song” that sums him up — he’s the ultimate antihero — murderous, cold, terrifying, and yet has a deep love for his family and a naive childlike hope that he will one day rise above it all.”
My, oh my! Calvi rocks out with punchy potency on this whisking wallop.
With feverish vocals, she rolls over that good old, irresistible Batman theme.
My, oh my. And when she lets her guitar go berserk
I know I’ll have this pumped-up stonker on repeat
multiple times.
