Brilliant! Stunning! Exceptional! Incredible! Where to stop with the adjectives? It’s impossible to not wax lyrically about the astonishing music of King Hannah. The unassuming, almost shy yet cool demeanor of Hannah Merrick and Craig Whittle certainly won me over. The real treasure of the duo’s work is their unique approach, slightly behind their confidant musicianship there is a tender wide-eyed innocence. Hannah’s unmistakable voice filled with pathos coupled with nonchalance marries sublimely with Craig’s assertive albeit deliberately controlled guitar(s). Let’s be honest this is what new music should sound like. In 2022 we invited Hannah and Craig for a conversation via Zoom. The resulting video is a remarkable document showcasing the Liverpool duo’s unabashed honesty. Up until now we have not widely distributed our video conversations, recently after much prompting from Life Elsewhere aficionados we are now beginning to release some of our favorite video conversations via YouTube. The video link is here. Below is the original post for the conversation with Hannah and Craig. Enjoy!

“They look like they just stepped out of a photoshoot for ID magazine circa 1979 or it could be 2025. Their potent music, like their striking image, is an alluring reverent homage to a past they could have invented, perfectly and seamlessly blended into a brilliant foretaste of the future. Hannah Merrick and Craig Whittle are King Hannah. Their moniker is clever, a deadpan kick in the shins of conformity and gender identity. Yet, Hannah nonchalantly says, “Oh, it’s a name I came up with ages ago, I thought it sounded good. So we used it”. That’s the thing about these two, everything is all matter-of-fact. There’s no pretensions, no deliberate persona they are eager to get across. When they are told that Crème Brûlée is an incredibly sexy song, they both sound surprised. Craig, between a chuckle or two, says, “Just look at us!” We did and we like what we see. The authenticity of King Hannah is right up front, their music does not mess about. “We’re determined to get it right”, says Hannah They genuinely enjoy making music together “We know when to finish a song without even looking at each other,” Hannah shares. There is so much going on in their debut EP, Tell Me Your Mind And I’ll Tell You Mine, it’s almost impossible to grasp the depth of pure rock ’n’ roll spirituality that shines through on every track. There are so many ghosts channeling their voices through Hannah and Craig, they are harvesting the fruits to create vital music. Listen carefully to our conversation, then indulge in their music.“