Vancouver Produces More Indie-Rock Royalty with Hannah Georgas
So perhaps you didn't know, but I write an entertainment column that comes out every Wednesday in the Capital News and this week my article was about the lovely Hannah Georgas. Read on my friends, and pick up the Capital News (it's free!) every Wednesday to partake in my (somewhat) brilliant authorship.
"This has definitely been a breakthrough year for Vancouver songstress Hannah Georgas.
At 26 years of age, Georgas has accomplished more than artists who have been struggling in the industry for years and years. Some of her accolades include singing for the Prime Minister on Parliament Hill, Starbucks licensing her EP, The Beat Stuff, to play in stores across North America, her music appearing in several TV shows including Heroes, Peak Season, and Degrassi: The Next Generation. Georgas also won the 2009 CBC Radio 3 Bucky Award for Best New Artist.
Although I would like to compare the fiery redhead to Florence Welch (Florence and the Machine), the young artist has already been compared to almost every modern female musician so I’ll hold my breath. Apart from her success, Georgas really isn’t like any of the greats she’s compared to. The first time you see her live you’ll see that she has her own thing going on and, most importantly, it works for her.
Take her music video for Thick Skin for instance, the first single off of her first full-length album, This Is Good, that was released in April. Directed by Sean Wainsteim (who has directed videos for other Canadian artists such as Tokyo Police Club and Wintersleep) this artsy video shows Hannah crawling through different settings (including mud at the end) stark naked. I don’t imagine the feeling of sliding my body through dirty mud would be a pleasant one, let alone having a camera crew watch me do so; but that’s what sets Georgas apart from everyone else. She is willing to take risks that other independent artists out there wouldn’t even dream of taking.
Hannah’s new album This Is Good showcases her vocal talent along with a wide blend of musical variety. The album can’t just be lumped into one category because it portrays the variety that Georgas likes to embody in her music. All of her lyrics come from the heart and seem to be very personal, which I believe adds to how anyone can relate to her songs.
Chart Attack asked Hannah if she’s ever afraid of putting herself on display the way she does and she responded: “I wasn’t before! But this music is real for me when it’s personal for me. I’m not embarrassed about it or weird about it.”
The first time I saw Hannah Georgas was last November when she was opening for Said the Whale. Although the majority of the audience was there to see Said the Whale, I could tell that Hannah stole their hearts. I see a lot of bands and artists at Habitat and it doesn’t happen very often that one stands out as much as Hannah did. Her seemingly effortless live performance seems as if it’s a testament to her ever-growing success; she just does what comes naturally to her and it works."
- Kelowna Capital News
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
"This has definitely been a breakthrough year for Vancouver songstress Hannah Georgas.
At 26 years of age, Georgas has accomplished more than artists who have been struggling in the industry for years and years. Some of her accolades include singing for the Prime Minister on Parliament Hill, Starbucks licensing her EP, The Beat Stuff, to play in stores across North America, her music appearing in several TV shows including Heroes, Peak Season, and Degrassi: The Next Generation. Georgas also won the 2009 CBC Radio 3 Bucky Award for Best New Artist.
Although I would like to compare the fiery redhead to Florence Welch (Florence and the Machine), the young artist has already been compared to almost every modern female musician so I’ll hold my breath. Apart from her success, Georgas really isn’t like any of the greats she’s compared to. The first time you see her live you’ll see that she has her own thing going on and, most importantly, it works for her.
Take her music video for Thick Skin for instance, the first single off of her first full-length album, This Is Good, that was released in April. Directed by Sean Wainsteim (who has directed videos for other Canadian artists such as Tokyo Police Club and Wintersleep) this artsy video shows Hannah crawling through different settings (including mud at the end) stark naked. I don’t imagine the feeling of sliding my body through dirty mud would be a pleasant one, let alone having a camera crew watch me do so; but that’s what sets Georgas apart from everyone else. She is willing to take risks that other independent artists out there wouldn’t even dream of taking.
Hannah’s new album This Is Good showcases her vocal talent along with a wide blend of musical variety. The album can’t just be lumped into one category because it portrays the variety that Georgas likes to embody in her music. All of her lyrics come from the heart and seem to be very personal, which I believe adds to how anyone can relate to her songs.
Chart Attack asked Hannah if she’s ever afraid of putting herself on display the way she does and she responded: “I wasn’t before! But this music is real for me when it’s personal for me. I’m not embarrassed about it or weird about it.”
The first time I saw Hannah Georgas was last November when she was opening for Said the Whale. Although the majority of the audience was there to see Said the Whale, I could tell that Hannah stole their hearts. I see a lot of bands and artists at Habitat and it doesn’t happen very often that one stands out as much as Hannah did. Her seemingly effortless live performance seems as if it’s a testament to her ever-growing success; she just does what comes naturally to her and it works."
- Kelowna Capital News
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
- By Pyper Geddes
- | Published 05/20/2010
