VINCENT CAVANAGH

Anathema’s former frontman discusses the band’s split, his latest project The Radicant, and finding his authentic voice.

Dave Everley

Vincent Cavanagh has been quietly operating as The Radicant since 2017, but he’s finally gone public with it three years after the dissolution of his old band, Anathema. Debut EP We Ascend swaps sweeping, guitar-led rock for textured electronics and glitchy experimentalism, though it’s still recognisable as the work of one of the musicians behind albums such as We’re Here Because We’re Here and Distant Satellites. But music is just the tip of the artistic iceberg, as Cavanagh reveals. What is The Radicant? Band? Art project? Something else? The Radicant is my artistic alias, if you like. From a practical standpoint, it’s the name I use for all of my audio-visual output. It started off as an exploration in composing for different media and technology, which allowed me the freedom…

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