Hannah Dorman – ‘Do You Wanna Play?’ [Review]
Guildfordian promoters Genrebomb have a serious eye for talent. Those of you who missed last Tuesday’s show at the Boileroom need to catch up, and quick, because each of that night’s three acts are set for bright futures. Main support Following Foxes already have their eyes set on stadium stages, while Martha Paton is going to prove a dream come true for some lucky publishing house. And judging from her professional and well poised live set – not to mention this EP – Hannah Dorman is going to be right up there alongside them.
Do You Wanna Play comprises four tracks that, like Hannah Dorman’s live show, tosses me under waves of blissful ACM-centric nostalgia. Each cut is a tightly crafted, tightly performed, efficiently effective slice of modern pop-rock style: Do You Wanna Play and Here We Are Again are fine and solid acoustic-driven tunes; One Thing (On Your Mind) sounds like Maroon 5 when they’re good; and closer Rent This Space is all wistful melancholy delivered in the classic singer-songwriter tradition, each instrument serving the song and doing nothing more or less than the tune requires. These are the type of songs an artist is capable of creating when he or she turns up to life and pays attention. More aspiring musicians should do the same.
Overall, a great and promising EP from an artist with tons of potential.
Links / Video
Hannah Dorman official website.
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