Canadian Hannah Epperson has many strings to her bow. A successful ultimate frisbee player for Canada’s national team, a consummate violinist, a wonderful songwriter, Epperson is the real deal, millennial artist. Her new album ‘Slowdown’ is out since last Friday. She will be playing 4 shows in Belgium, the first one this Sunday at Ancienne Belgique supporting RY X.

With her violin, her looppedal and her voice, Hannah Epperson has the ability to get lost in her own worlds without ever leaving her audience behind. Fittingly, her albums are not conceptualized as a mere succession of individual songs: there are two distinct versions of each piece – one extremely reduced and minimalist (Iris), the other a crystal clear pop interpretation (Amelia). ‘Upsweep', which was released in October 2016, is the first album of this cycle and her new album ‘Slowdown’ the second.

In Epperson’s universe, the names Iris and Amelia represent two fictional characters whose opposing worlds coalesce to form the likewise fictional character of a narcissistic and alienated young man with a severe and (potentially) life-threatening obsession. Iris und Amelia stand in clear contrast with each other. The lyrics transport that oscillation between the two characters and merge the real and the surreal, the finite and the infinite. In both versions, Epperson, the Canadian with a US passport, creates a unique soundscape.

'Slowdown’ is out via ListenRecords and a Sonic Rendezvous distribution

Live

  • 25/02 AB, Brussel Supporting Ry X
  • 07/04 More Music, Brugge
  • 02/05 Les Aralunaires, Arlon
  • 03/05 Trix, Antwerpen

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