Anna Calvi has shared a new single, ‘Ain’t No Grave’

Anna Calvi has shared a new single, ‘Ain’t No Grave’.

Written for Peaky Blinders, the track will appear on Calvi’s upcoming EP 'Tommy', which is setting for release on May 6 via Domino.

The new EP includes another song she wrote for the show, ‘Burning Down’, plus a cover of Peaky Blinders theme song ‘Red Right Hand’ by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, and a version of Bob Dylan’s ‘All The Tired Horses’.

“I’ve been living in the character of Tommy Shelby for years now, after scoring series 5 and this final series of Peaky Blinders,” Calvi explains. “The only way to write for this show is to get inside his head – I’ve dreamed about him every night for months, and when I pick up my guitar I try to play to his inner thoughts. My guitar is his violence and my voice is his hope. I always felt he should have ‘a song’ that sums him up – he’s the ultimate antihero – murderous, cold, terrifying, and yet has a deep love for his family and a naive childlike hope that he will one day rise above it all. I wanted to believe that ‘Aint No Grave’ was the song going round in his head as he slow motion walks through his life. I think Tommy will be a part of me forever!”