Anna's Anchor The Merries Vinyl LP 2023

1. Opening Credits
2. Nothing Happened Today
3. Listowel
4. Function Room
5. I Never Felt That Way
6. Hotel Dom Pancho
7. Badges for Burglars
8. Knock
9. Closing Credits
10. Listowel (Clean Version)

This offering from Anna's Anchor shows a definite sonic and thematic shift. Often siding with melancholy, 'The Merries' takes a 180 degree turn towards a hyper nostalgic feel both lyrically and musically. Born out of a fever dream of pain and uncertainty, Ryan suffered a scary head injury in 2022. Luckily he was fine and healthy but at the time, memory loss and long term issues were an initial concern. Marty wrote a list of important memories after the accident happened as a way to try and ensure he was alright and as a means to have an account of experiences that were precious to him.