The Irish magazine Image titles Annakin the discovery of the month and calls her “a major star waiting to happen … glacial, majestic and somewhat glorious.” Back home in Switzerland she is already well known as the great diva of Trip Hop. Her compelling third album “Icarus Heart” is an eclectically artful mixture of electronic sounds, marching drums and delicately applied strings, and the beauty of her voice just carries you away. The eleven tracks are a touch rougher than the ones on her previous two albums and extremely well arranged by her English producers Jono Buchanan and Dimitri Tikovoï. The latter is well known for his productions for Placebo, Sophie Ellis Bextor and Archive. When Annakin contacted his management they said to her: „Dimitri is pretty snowed under but he loves your songs and would like to work with you!“ Soon after that, Annakin adjourned to the legendary „Assault & Battery“ studios to create three magni...