An old friend of the blog - and former guest host - has a brand new record out. I am referring to the Artist Formerly Known as Asthmatic Harp, now trading under the name Hannah Lou Larsen.
Hannah's new "Peach Pine Ocean" EP is her first release since the single "Buddha On A Shelf" in 2023. In the interim she has been keeping busy doing things like growing her family and relocating from Glasgow down to Oxford but has now resumed recording and performing live.
As regular readers know I am not very good at explaining why I like the records I like, so I don't tend to make inadequate attempts to describe them when you can just listen to them yourselves and hopefully agree with me. If you are looking for insights in this specific case you would be much better off reading Hannah's recent interview with the good folks at Postcards From The Underground.
Suffice to say there is something about Hannah's sound and sensibilities that has always connected with me, and it is no different with "Peach Pine Ocean". The whole EP is excellent but at a pinch my favourite track may be "Memorials".
You can find the EP and "Buddha On A Shelf" at Hannah's Bandcamp page. While you are there why not check out her old Asthmatic Harp stuff as well.
"Memorials" - Hannah Lou Larsen
A touch of Maria (SofM) in the video but a very different sound. Gentle and pleasing to the ear.
ReplyDeleteI didn't get your reference at first and wondered if Maria SofM was one of these shiny new pop stars DD has introduced you to. Obviously time to rest the old brain.
DeleteNot dissimilar to This is the Kit and Rozy Plain.
ReplyDeleteIndeed - probably part of the reason I like her music
DeleteLike it... but I bet she had to get that dress dry cleaned.
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