Hannah Frances - Nested in Tangles (2025)
Nested in Tangles opens with the raw tension of a panic-attack in musical form—guitar lines stutter, wordless vocals waver, and drums and horns pinball around shifting meters, setting a visceral tone before the first lyric is sung. As Frances dives into familial trauma, particularly maternal absence, she blends folk roots with unexpected prog complexity and orchestral flourishes to mirror emotional disarray. Songs like “Life’s Work” emerge as centerpieces, combining hooky refrains (“Learning to trust in spite of it is life’s work”) with instrumentation that alternately supports and destabilizes her voice. The two interludes (“Beholden To,” “A Body, A Map”) act as breathing rooms—moments of reflection amid the turmoil. Ultimately, Nested in Tangles is a fierce, messy reckoning—a record that refuses calm closure, opting instead to live in the tension and emerge stronger.
Genre: Folk Rock
Country: US
Final Verdict: 61% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 538th / 701
Highlight: Steady in the Hand
Made me think of:
Joni Mitchell
Kate Bush
Big Thief
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