ARTIST: HANNAH PEEL TITLE: ‘FABRICSTATE’ EP FORMAT: RED 10” & DIGITAL “It’s an exhilarating listen …hijacking your mind and steering your imagination across the globe and throughout time” - 8/10, The Line of Best Fit IMPACT DATE: Award-winning artist Hannah Peel is pleased to present her new EP ‘Fabricstate.’ 21ST JULY 2014 The Northern Irish singer-songwriter first came to recognition in 2010 with her critically lauded solo EP ‘Rebox’, a unique collection of 80s covers played on a TRACK LIST music box, followed by her debut album ‘The Broken Wave’ in 2011 to further acclaim. Through the successes of these two releases she then formed The 1. SILK ROAD 2. DESOLATION ROW Magnetic North, a collaborative project with Simon Tong (of The Verve and 3. CHLOE Gorillaz fame) and Erland Cooper (Erland and the Carnival). 4. FABRICSTATE Continuing her solo work, the ‘Fabricstate’ EP is another emotive and skillful demonstration of Hannah’s considerable talent, and includes award-winning KEY POINTS track ‘Chloe’, which won a Royal Television Award for ‘Best Original Title • Irish singer-songwriter Hannah Music’ as the theme to Channel 4’s ‘Dates’. While the influence of Hannah’s Peel returns with her third release, experience scoring brass and string arrangements for the ‘Orkney: Symphony of ‘Fabricstate’. The Magnetic North’ album, coupled with her own orchestral work at Sadler’s Wells Theatre, is noticeable here, her technical background and love of using • Her collaborative album ‘Orkney: organic and self-made instruments also works to create a seemingly flawless Symphony of The Magnetic North’ composition. with her band The Magnetic North was received to exceptional critical acclaim. EP opener ‘Silk Road’ is a perfect introductory track: a swelling melody complemented by tingling harp and underlying orchestral bass tones, with • Hannah Peel is an award- ebbing electronics that serve to accentuate her haunting voice. winning musician – her track ‘Chloe’ won a Royal Television Award for ‘Best Original Title Second track ‘Desolation Row’ is equally as majestic. While Peel continues to Music’ as the theme to C4’s use the orchestral strings to great effect, this track is bass-heavy in feel, ‘Dates.’ penetrated only by her clean, pitch-perfect vocals. Meanwhile, eponymous track ‘Fabricstate’ retains all the atmospheric beauty of SOCIAL MEDIA the previous three songs, instantly crafting a magical melody through its opening http://www.hannahpeel.com/ lyrics of ‘is everything real’. https://www.facebook.com/Han nahPeelMusic The EP is representative of Hannah’s diverse influences: her love for Golden https://soundcloud.com/hannah Age cinema, the imagined travels of Kubla Khan, and Italo Cavino’s book peel ‘Invisible Cities’, along with the very real loneliness felt by living in big cities. Recorded amidst an Aladdin’s Cave of analogue synths in London’s East End, NEED MORE INFO? ’Fabricstate’ poignantly documents the failure and successes of new relationships as well as the dreams of a better future. MARIETTA LONGLEY [email protected] facebook.com/outpostmedia Recycling the orchestral formula to masterful effect, ‘Fabricstate’ is a twitter.com/outpost_media manifestation of Peel’s unique talent for creating striking music with real emotion, making it a release not to be missed. outpost media, arch 462, kingsland viaduct, 83 rivington street, london, ec2 3ay 020 7684 5634 | [email protected] | outpostmedia.co.uk .