The singer and songwriter Anaïs has released her self-titled debut LP record album. The album is comprised of 12 songs for about an hour of listening time. A highly danceable, melodic record full of beats, strings, and synths centered around clarion vocals. Anaïs first CD is a cornerstone album bursting with heart and natural talent. The album entire is very personal to Anaïs (pronounced ah-nay-is), a Canadian chanteuse, now living in the United States. “My love of music started from being in a church choir since I could walk,” Anaïs writes. “I had a very strict, religious upbringing that did not allow outside world influences of any kind, especially music! I had to hide all secular music and practice singing in a closet. Growing up was extreme and harsh. I had to fight for any freedom I got. The more my parents tried to control me, the more I fought." Music by Anaïs is often beautiful enough as instrumentals, yet it is her voice that...