Anatomy (Sally Potter album)

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Anatomy
Sally Potter - Anatomy.jpg
Studio album by
Released2 May 2025 (2025-05-02)
Length45:40
Label Bella Union
Producer
Sally Potter chronology
Pink Bikini
(2023)
Anatomy
(2025)
Singles from Anatomy
  1. "Coming Home"
    Released: 12 February 2025

Anatomy is the second studio album by English film director and screenwriter Sally Potter. [1] It was released on 2 May 2025, by Bella Union. [1]

Contents

Background

Anatomy, preceded by Potter's debut album in 2023, Pink Bikini, features a total runtime of approximately forty-five minutes. [1] The opening title track is performed with the guitar, violin, and piano, while "Carmageddon" incorporates elements of garage rock and blues. [1] Potter described the theme of the album as "what we are doing to the earth." [2] The album's lead single is "Coming Home", released on 12 February 2025. [3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Clash 7/10 [4]
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Terry Staunton of Uncut rated the album seven out of ten and described it as encompassing "poetical ruminations largely accompanied by sparse piano and string quartet." [5] Clash 's Nick Roseblade also rated the album seven out of ten, describing it as "powerful" and "an album that reminds up not to keep things held inside." [4] Thom Jurek of AllMusic referred to Anatomy as "masterful" and noted it as "perfectly paced, gorgeously orchestrated and produced." [1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sally Potter.

Anatomy track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Anatomy"3:02
2."Coming Home"4:18
3."Words"4:55
4."My Earth"4:14
5."Carmageddon"1:53
6."Walk Away"2:29
7."Time to Go"2:12
8."Come Back"5:39
9."Honey"3:01
10."Oh Daughter"2:44
11."Elegy"5:02
12."The Fall"6:11
Total length:45:40

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jurek, Thom, "Anatomy – Sally Potter", AllMusic , retrieved 14 May 2025
  2. Amorosi, A. D. (12 May 2025). "Sally Potter's Anatomical Jazz". JazzTimes . Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  3. Kelly, Tyler (12 February 2025). "Orlando director Sally Potter announces forthcoming second album, ANATOMY". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  4. 1 2 Roseblade, Nick (30 April 2025). "Sally Potter – Anatomy". Clash . Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  5. 1 2 Staunton, Terry (June 2025). "Sally Potter – Anatomy". Uncut . p. 39. Retrieved 14 May 2025 via Archive.org.
  6. "Anatomy / Sally Potter / Credits". Tidal. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.