Rust

Une voix magnifique, une guitare aux accords parfaits, une ambiance chaude qui vous met en condition pour écouter cet album jusqu'au bout.
Merci et bonne continuation.

it's hard to detail how much this album has touched me.

hannah clemens has just become by own personal bob dylan.

it's extremely rare to come across such a wonderful blend of melody, lyrical power, and vocal talent.

filled with songs that hit the perfect 'sweet spot' of sarcastic gripping social relevance, blended with devastatingly haunting heartfelt reflections, this young artist has kindled my faith in the intense magic of music.

with songs such as 'floodplain', a grim portrayal of the new orleans disaster, 'beginning of the end', a ballad of biblical based abandonment and ignorance, 'citizen, go back to sleep', exposing an encroaching totalitarian state, hannah demonstrates mastery at assuming multiple roles to sharply examine a wide range of modern ills.

this poignant social commentary is gently sweetened by delicate songs of staggering beauty that completely and entirely melt the heart. 'go' brings me to tears.

hannah's songs pour out as if from a brilliant bird caught in a cage.

be cautioned, 'rust' is instantly addictive.

these songs are a direct expression of vast courage, heart, and genius.

hannah clemens deserves the open and attentive ear of this world.

With vocals comparable to that of Jenny Lewis and Leslie Feist, Hannah Clemens is going to make it big one day.

As I listen to this album, a couple things come through immediately: clear, strong, unapologetic vocals, clean guitar lines [and a violin, too!] But mostly, I hear a person. I don't pretend to think I know them very well, or that they accurately reflect the flesh-and-blood human who penned the lyrics [as the lyrics seem to take priority over any other consideration; an approach I love dearly]. But I -do- feel confident enough to say that this person [who might not -really- exist the same way the singer does] is a weird, quirky, honest sort, who gets mad as Hell about injustice, but like anyone else, maybe doesn't know how to make anything better, but that won't stop them from saying something about it.
It sounds like a soundtrack for A Softer World, if you read that.
In particular, I liked the sultry shift in "Floodplain", and the violin on "Go" really added to the sound. "Beginning of the End" at first struck me as a little melodramatic, but on closer inspection, I heard a couple details that made it very human, such as millenial belief in the end of humanity followed immediately by going out and partying. The kind of contradiction any ordinary person might do if faced with The End. Mostly, though, I keep listening to "Citizen, Go Back to Sleep". It doesn't stop surprising me how the tone stays [facially] upbeat and friendly through most of the song, even though the lyrics blatantly describe a survailance-fuled police-state.
The only thing I don't care for is how few tracks there are. I can't wait for more.
I'll probably be listening to this album for quite a while.

WOWOWOWOWOWOW.
keep going sweetie...

this made me smile ..
love it :-D