Hannah Vs. The Many
Hannah originally moved to New York City expecting to find work and meaning in the city’s seedy underground indie musical theater community, which, as it turns out, doesn’t actually exist. After two years of being rejected by every possible elementary school tour, Hannah said “fuck this” and started writing her own material.Her lyrics are rooted in her musical theater background, with acerbic, rapid-fire observations that reflect her childhood obsession with Stephen Sondheim. Musically, she bends genres at will, blending influences from Kate Bush to The Replacements to Leslie Gore. Hannah’s songs tell stories of heartbreak, hook-ups, drunken victories, narrow escapes, and all the other “pretty little tragedies” that come with being young and broke in the greatest city in the world.“Hannah Fairchild has a voice that grabs your attention and holds it, a gorgeous and edgy alto that’s as unsettling as it is entrancing. Writing with a ferocious honesty on Paper Kingdoms, Fairchild bares her soul while maintaining a charming yet firm sense of control.Paper Kingdoms is one of the most strikingly honest and beautiful creations to cross this desk in 2010.”-Wildy’s World
