A.S. Fanning brings ‘Take Me Back to Nowhere’ to A-Theater

Balancing baroque pop, folk, and psych rock, A.S. Fanning sings of paranoia, populism, and end times. His baritone evokes Leonard Cohen, while his lyrics circle chaos and confusion. This March, the Irish singer-songwriter brings his new album Take Me Back to Nowhere to A-Theater.

From his base in Berlin, Fanning captures both the looming threats outside and the quiet within. Think a smoky-cellar blend of Tindersticks, The National, and Nick Cave. His previous record Mushroom Cloud was a dark high point; this follow-up promises to be just as hallucinatory.