KING HANNAH ANNOUNCES ALBUM + DROPS SONG WITH SPECIAL GUEST SHARRON VAN ETTEN

KING HANNAH ANNOUNCES SOPHOMORE ALBUM BIG SWIMMER LISTEN / WATCH THE VIDEO FOR THE TITLE TRACK WITH SPECIAL GUEST SHARON VAN ETTEN

Photo Credit Katie Silvester  Liverpool indie rock duo, King Hannah has announced their sophomore LP, Big Swimmer, for May 31st via the venerable City Slang Records produced by Ali Chant (Aldous Harding, PJ Harvey, Perfume Genius). Their first album since 2022’s I’m Not Sorry, I Was Just Being Me, today they are back with a new song for the title track with special guest Sharon Van Etten. On “Big Swimmer” Merricks’ voice stretches out, courageous while intertwining with Van Etten’s voice effortlessly. Having a beloved hero offer her endorsement and co-sign to this rising band’s music truly moved the duo. “I think Sharon just remembers what it’s like to be a new artist,” Whittle remarks on Van Etten lending her talents to the young band. “She’s made us think about how we move through the world, how we treat people.” Van Etten’s generosity and support prove to emphasize “Big Swimmer”’s call to keep swimming towards the waters that call to you. The song arrives with a video featuring Merrick walking around an empty hall in a red flamenco dress against ocean blue walls. The video takes inspiration from the look and feel of Craig’s favorite films from the American new wave of the late 60s and 70s. Watch here.  Big Swimmer, reflects on stories from their travels away from home, as the duo shared the stage with Kurt Vile, Kevin Morby, Thurston Moore, and festivals throughout Europe and North America. Particularly in America, Merrick and Whittle found themselves looking through their tour van window as a sort of screen, allowing for inspiration for their storytelling to come pouring in. “Because if you’re visiting a different country, it’s more like you’re witnessing someone’s life,” Merrick comments on the band’s experiences on the road in the States. Therein a balance of lightness and darkness melded together, as the band witnessed everyday delights, horrors and mundanities — this all against the backdrop of their dreams of performing their songs around the world coming true. Big Swimmer finds King Hannah on the other side of their first act with a newfound understanding of their sound, their strengths, their gratitude, and their vision for the future of the band’s music.

Big Swimmer Tracklisting Big Swimmer (Special Guest: Sharon Van Etten) New York, Let’s Do Nothing The Mattress Milk Boy (I Love You) Suddenly, Your Hand Somewhere Near El Paso Lily Pad Davey Says Scully This Wasn’t Intentional (Special Guest: Sharon Van Etten) John Prine On The Radio FOR MORE ON KING HANNAH Twitter Instagram