Hannah Fairlight has a thing for Emotional Men in her forthright new single and animated video — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
A sneak peek at the outspoken Nashville singer-songwriter’s upcoming fourth release Lone Wolf, Emotional Men straddles the fence between indie-rock, power-pop and synth-punk, with lyrics that weigh in on everything from theme parks and New York autumns to climate change. “Emotional Men is commentary on societal acceptance of sensitive men, the minuteness of humanity in the scheme of the universe and global warming,” explains Fairlight.
Classically trained on piano as a youth, and a staunch Tori Amos fan and band-camp attendee, Fairlight quickly swapped out classical piano and the small-town Midwest for the Big Apple and electric guitars, debuting at the infamous rock club CBGB at 18 years old. A regular at haunts like The Bitter End and Arlene’s Grocery, Fairlight went on to grace stages across Europe, the U.K., and Australia before settling in Music City, after landing a starring role in TV’s Crazy Hearts: Nashville. That led to a part in Pitch Perfect 3 as Veracity, a Joan Jett-style rabble-rouser going to bat alongside big hitters Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow and Ruby Rose.
Veracity (the quality, not the character) is at the heart of everything she does, figuratively and literally. Over the course of four dynamic releases, her core followers know one thing about Hannah: Expect the unexpected. From her raw, Southern-rock influenced debut EP Creatures Of Habit to the shimmering Bright Future, produced by legendary rock monster Michael Wagener (Metallica, Skid Row, Mötley Crüe, Dokken), Fairlight has always done just that, lit the musical world ablaze with beams of emotional strength illuminating a path for a more fair and just world.
Due May 24, Lone Wolf shimmies away from the introspective ballads of 2020’s Muscle & Skin and reignites her love of guitar-driven, rule-bending riot grrrl rock ’n’ roll. With nods to Jack White, Lucinda Williams and Ben Folds Five echoing some of Fairlight’s prime influences and ’90s comeuppance, the Lone Wolf recordings — captured live to tape — come as close to the blood, sweat and tears of a live Fairlight show as one can come.
Watch the animated video for Emotional Men above, presave the single HERE, hear more from Hannah Fairlight below, and follow her on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
