After hearing Soul Poison, Hannah Fury's first EP featuring five of her own compositions you will be left wanting more, more, more! Happily she has released a full length album in 2000. The Thing that Feels is written, performed and produced by Hannah Fury. It features ethereal songs such as "Of Longing" and "It Was Her House That Killed Nessarose." Reviewers have a penchant for comparing her with Tory Amos. Throw a little Enya and some Sarah McLachlan into the comparison for flavor and you get a sense of what you will get from this Hannah Fury album.
Her record label is Mellow Traumatic, which describes her music exactly. She uses a smooth and mellow singing style accompanied by fluid piano and surprisingly complex background vocals. Her lyrics are dark ("I don't know what to do with myself so I eat the dirt and pray for...") but without a trace of self-pity. Daniel Johnston tops her list of songwriting geniuses.
Pop Culture Press' Michael Toland reviewed Soul Poison, saying, "Fury avoids the sounds of self-pity and melodrama by being downright spooky, and her melancholy melodies engage almost immediately despite the gloom. Hopefully this EP is a teaser for greater work to come." You can contact her for more information and bookings at fury@mellowtraumatic.com. Check her interesting web site out, too. You can buy her music there and at amazon.com.
Winner MusicAustin Austin's Best Albums of 2000 Award. Her music is available from Amazon and CDBaby.
