ANNA WOLF ‘Mother’ single/video

“It’s OK To Not Be OK”

Anna Wolf images (c) Paul Harries https://www.paulharries.com/

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‘Mother’ is a powerful new song from the star shaped, multi-talent-tasking, Anna Wolf,

Tunefully heartfelt, the aim is to be an enigmatic salve where grief from loss, in it’s many forms, comes from so many angles.

The result is a stark and beautiful comfort which reaches out with winter cool chords and solace warm vocals that are simultaneously fragile, strong and lyrically relatable;

“I don’t wanna breathe when you’re not here”

‘Mother’ is for the many.

“As some of you may know, this is a very personal song for me, I wanted to capture the raw essence of grief and acknowledging that it's okay to not be okay... I have lost a few very close people to me over the past three years and it has not been easy”.

The song serves as a source of solace and hope if you are struggling to move forward after losing a loved one, reminding you that you are not alone and that healing is possible, even with a broken heart."

Anna Wolf

Click here for the video for ‘Mother’

The video is a short film at one with itself, the song and performance. A personal artist and audience one-to-one feeling is created by the cinematic simplicity of being filmed with music photography legend, Paul Harries; one on one:

One camera, one tripod and one torch creating one sonic drama. The trust from their friendship and working relationship makes for personal viewing.

Multi-talent tasking?

There are many layers to Anna Wolf, an artist who has achieved much but still has more to be revealed.

The eternal invention of presenting soundscapes being one facet. Then there’s the experience of Anna Wolf’s live show: A main stage drama. Hooked and down the front again for the launch of Kick Out The Jams new venue (Two Palms at Hackney Empire) recently. Anna Wolf and her band are a world class rock show! - Room. Stunned. Again.

Forever Young

As 2024 looms, Anna Wolf‘s big-screen debut is the (already award winning) new movie ‘Forever Young’. (FB movie trailer)

An imaginative sci-fi drama, directed by Hank Pretorius. It’s currently showing in USA and Canada - with South African screenings in December. Anna Wolf’s music is on the soundtrack, a perfect setting for such cinematic sound.

An Artist to investigate but also look forward to

‘Mother’, is it’s own short film and could, in many ways, be a song for the loss of the world that we thought we knew. For many, this decade, especially…

The lasting impression of the song, which prompted this feedback article, is a balance between outpouring and resilience. Empathetic art like this, transports us to future hopes. All is not lost.

HANNAH DORMAN - Fake Heartache

We spoke to Hannah Dorman who has released a great slice of pop-esqe goodness in her new single 'Fake Heartache'.

It’s a definite pop banger with more than a nod to the 80's. She's currently killing it with her follower numbers on Tik Tok, Spotify and YouTube. We asked Hannah some pressing (!) questions below:

Tell us please, how long have you been making music?

I wrote my first song when I was eight! I used to write songs all the time at school but started really writing and performing when I was fifteen.

I played all the local open mic nights, entered various talent competitions and that’s when it all began! I then went to study music from the ages of sixteen to twenty at The Academy of Contemporary Music and went full time music in 2019.

What’s been some of your highlights so far on your musical journey?

I played an event called Scoutabout back in 2017 which was in front of thousands of Scouts and Guides. I performed on the Friday and Saturday night with my band who backed me, it was the best experience and I still have people supporting me today who were there in the crowd. It was meant to be on again in 2020 but with covid it’s been moved to 2022 and I can’t wait to be back! And of course this year building my TikTok following, I started the year with 1,000 followers and I’m now just over 285K, I’ve got new management who take care of my brand deals as I also do makeup and lifestyle videos on YouTube / TikTok. So this year has been really special for me

Your single is called 'Fake Heartache'. What is the fake thing you hate most?

I think fake people, I really pride myself on being genuine and what you see is what you get, so when people aren’t their true selves it doesn’t sit well with me.

Tell us more about the single. Is there a meaning behind the song or a story attached to it?.

I wrote this song about that feeling you get when you stop talking to someone or stop dating someone when it wasn’t that serious. You might feel a bit sad or lost but it’s not really heartache, it’s a fake heartache! I wanted this to focus on self love and finding your worth when you’re single. The lyrics in the verse say “but oh what can I say, I’ve taken your place” saying I’m now putting my time and energy into me, not into you. I wanted to put a fun twist on all the different feelings you go through when dating as it’s such an emotional time with so many ups and downs, but is so healing at the same time.

What albums do you never get tired of listening to?

McFly - radio:ACTIVE is one of my all time favourites, I don’t skip any songs and I think that’s the tell tell sign it’s a good’un!

What can we expect from you in 2022?

Next year I’m focusing on music! I really put my time and energy into building my TikTok following this year which has been so fun but now I’m ready to write and release loads of music. I’ve been co-writing with my good friend Ivon Roberts (who’s an incredible artist and songwriter, you should definitely check him out), we went to a songwriting camp together in the summer and we’re off to another in the spring so expect bops in 2022!

Interview by Kelly Munro

Fake Heartache is out now.

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