Hassall Releases Long-awaited Debut Album 'Means More To Me Then It Does To You'


Hassall Releases Long-awaited Debut Album 'Means More To Me Then It Does To You'

Exploring growth, relationships and personal journeys through an ever-changing social climate, MEANS MORE TO ME THAN IT DOES TO YOU is the perfect moment of arrival from Naarm singer-songwriter, Hassall.

Following on from a string of successful single releases in recent months, Hassall presents a concise and evocative collection of music here – a strong debut outing from one of Victoria's most exciting names out.

Recorded at Sydney's Golden Retriever Studios, Means More To Me came together in 2023. The process brought Hassall together with producer Dave Jenkins Jr, and from there formed a strong creative relationship. Says Hassall of meeting her new collaborator, "I was shopping for a new producer. I had worked with a couple of great ones, but none who I ever felt completely and utterly comfortable with, and who made my songs feel like *magic*. Dave Jenkins Jr was exactly that. My partner-cross-drummer Will & I paid him a visit at Golden Retriever Studios in Marrickville where his studio is, to record one song and see how it went."

 
The album, introspective and honest in terms of its songwriting and lyricism, represents a period of time where Hassall found herself asking questions regarding the direction her career was heading; what she wanted from this lifestyle, and where things were going next.

The listener can hear these resolutions found in songs including 'Overpopulater', 'You're Stuck With Me' and the focus track, 'Dumbest Smile'.

'Dumbest Smile', an album touchstone, is a prime example of Hassall's natural performance talents – offering moments of intimacy and nuance with entertaining arrangement.

Hassall explains of the album's themes, "The album deals with some recurring themes - these include procrastination, soft neuroticism, the downfalls of rising technology, and of course, love. Also discussed in less detail are: issues around intimacy, drinking too much coffee, 2000s teen dramas, vaping, and virtue signalling. Thing that the average twenty something within a 25km radius of any major city is well-versed in.

'Means More To Me Than It Does To You' is a mixtape of songs that soundtracked my past few years of moving away from my hometown, "working on myself", and as always, falling in and out of love with far too many boys. I am so proud of this body of work."

She's showing no signs of slowing down in 2025 - with a national tour lined up with Killing Heidi and an upcoming appearance at Darker Days Festival in Bright, Victoria.




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