South Carolina born singer, songwriter, guitar player Hannah Wicklund is to release The InBetween, a very special 10” vinyl EP of four stripped back solo performances on Friday April 17th, 2020. Produced and recorded by her old brother Luke Mitchell (The High Divers) in their parents’ home on Hilton Head Island, SC, the EP features intimate performances that show Hannah getting back to her roots. The EP was mixed by Phil El and mastered by Ed Brooks in Seattle, WA. The EP is available for pre-order Tuesday April 7th see here.
Wicklund boasts a resume that can be hard to match. With three completed albums, 2,500 shows under her belt and festival appearances alongside acts such as Cage The Elephant, Tame Impala and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, 23 year-old Wicklund is well on her way to becoming Rock and Roll’s pre-eminent act.
Anyone who orders the vinyl edition of the EP will automatically receive the EP digitally so they can hear it 10 days before the release on streaming platforms.
No one has ever heard Hannah Wicklund quite like this. Known for her searing guitar riffs, big voice, and rock and roll sound, The InBetween reveals that she is more than a singer, guitar player and songwriter. She is a true artist. What is evident from these four tripped down songs is that Hannah is an emotionally moving vocalist.
Wicklund decided to take four songs from her self-titled release, Bomb Through The Breeze, Ghost, Meet You Again, and Shadowboxes and Porcelain Faces and strip them down to their rawest form.
“Piano was my first instrument, but I pretty much stopped playing when I picked up the guitar and traded in classical music for rock and roll,” says Hannah. “Those classical roots are undeniable. However, as I get older, I appreciate them more and more.”
Hanna adds, “I was at home visiting my parents and had my childhood upright and a little time off the road so I decided to teach myself to play again. I did so by creating a piano arrangement for my most guitar-riff driven song as a challenge of sorts, and I loved how it turned out. That version of Bomb Through The Breeze is what inspired me to do this project with my brother.”
The EP starts out with a ballad version of Bomb Through The Breeze, an unexpected take. If you’ve seen Hannah’s live shows in the last two years, you’ve likely witnessed her play Shadowboxes And Porcelain Faces, with just her and her guitar, which is exactly what you’ll find on The InBetween. The title is derived from a line in the song, “It’s the Inbetween where we’ll figure out what your story says and what you’re all about.” The song serves as a reminder to not get too caught up in social media.
The last song is a chilling version of “Ghost,” which will strike a chord for many of us at home right now due to the coronavirus epidemic.
“I thought it was the right time to showcase a different side of myself,” reflects Hannah. “I’ve been playing these songs for years now, and so I wanted to challenge myself and give them a lot more depth by stripping everything back to the bare essentials.”
The InBetween EP sees Wicklund delivering four emotionally charged performances that not only highlight her voice, but also allows her fans an opportunity to hear her sons in a whole new light.
EP Track Listing
Bomb Through The Breeze
Meet You Again
Shadowboxes and Porcelain Faces
Ghost
Listen to The InBetween Teaser
Hannah Wicklund Online
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