Anna B Savage

Anna B Savage is a London-based singer-songwriter whose 2021 debut album A Common Turn established her as one of contemporary indie rock's most emotionally unsparing voices. Raised in northwest London, she studied vocals at Goldsmiths before spending years developing her stark, confessional style. Her music combines chamber-pop arrangements with visceral explorations of intimacy, self-loathing and desire, drawing comparisons to PJ Harvey and Fiona Apple. According to Elisa Bray from The Independent, Savage's work captures "raw vulnerability and unflinching honesty." Her songs employ dynamic shifts between whispered fragility and cathartic intensity, supported by string arrangements and dissonant electronics. The track "A Common Tern" particularly showcases her ability to merge ornithological metaphor with bodily anxiety. Her 2023 follow-up in|FLUX continued this trajectory, addressing gender politics and creative burnout. Savage represents a lineage of British female artists interrogating femininity through uncomfortable sonic textures. Her theatrical background informs performances that treat the stage as confessional space rather than spectacle.