VIDEO OF THE DAY: “FIRE” BY ANNA CALVI

On December 23, sultry British-Italian singer Anna Calvi will release the single “Suddenly” from her sophomore album, One Breath (Domino, October 2013), backed by a cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “Fire.” But you don’t have to wait till Christmastime to hear the Bruce cover, as you can check out her recent solo performance of the song above, and maybe she’ll play it when she appears November 11 at the Music Hall of Williamsburg with DC duo GEMS. On the new record, the classically trained, London-born Calvi melds together wide-ranging genres to create a haunting cinematic atmosphere on such tracks as “Suddenly,” “Eliza,” and “Sing to Me.” “I’ve got one / one breath to give / I’ve got one / one second to live / before I say / what I’ve got to say / before I breathe / It’s gonna change everything,” Calvi seductively whispers on the title track, while on the emotionally powerful “Cry” she cuts loose ever so briefly with her intense, unique guitar style. The Brooklyn show is only one of three in America (Los Angeles and San Francisco are the other two) before Calvi heads out to France, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Scandinavia, Slovenia, and other European destinations. You can get another taste of Calvi in a recent concert streaming here.