British-born, Berlin-based musician, Anika (Annika Henderson), is back with the second single from her upcoming album Abyss, out April 4 on Sacred Bones. The new track is called "Walk Away" and it's filled with self deprecation and 90s alt-rock influence.
Check out the music video for "Walk Away" below:
The accompanying video for the song is directed by Laura Martinova and was filmed in an ex-brothel located in Berlin. Anika explains that she found inspiration from “the reckless nature of 90s /2000s Hole / Courtney Love records – of not giving a shit – telling it how it is, not scared to offend, not scared to be cancelled."
Using her 90s inspiration, Anika created a character for the track and portrayed her in the music video. She explains:
“The character is quite sufficient by herself, sexually and socially liberated – and also a bit of a mess, destroying the prim and proper idea of how a good wifey should be. She is a hedonist, she lets herself go, she shows anger, she shows being drunk, she seems to enjoy dusting the pictures of the naked ladies very much, she is independent and breaking out of all the bars imposed by the patriarchy. The guy in the video never finds her, never even gets close, doesn’t in the slightest disrupt her life, he continues to look but she seems to always be a step ahead.”
Abyss is out April 4 on Sacred Bones. You can pre-order Abyss here.

Anika tour dates:
04/20 Berlin, DE @ Volksbühne
04/24 Cologne, DE @ C/O Pop
04/25 Tourcoing, FR @ Le Grand Mix
04/27 Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique
04/28 London, UK @ Omeara
04/29 Bristol, UK @ Strange Brew
04/30 Manchester, UK @ YES (Pink Room)
05/01 Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
05/02 Belfast, UK @ Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival
05/03 Dublin, IE @ Whelans
05/05 Brighton, UK @ DUST
05/06 Paris, FR @ Gonzai Night @ Petit Bain
05/07 Strasbourg, FR @ La Grenze
05/08 Düdingen, CH @ Bad Bonn
05/09 Zürich, CH @ Bogen F
05/10 Frankfurt, DE @ Mousonturm
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