Hannah Jadagu - Aperture

 

Limited edition transparent red vinyl + poster

Debut full-length by NYC-by-way-of-Texas artist Hannah Jadagu

A hook-filled burst of thoughtfully-produced modern indie-pop

An aperture is defined as an opening, a hole, a gap. On a camera, it's the mechanism that light passes through allowing a photographer to immortalize a moment in time. For Hannah Jadagu, the word perfectly encapsulates the mood of her debut album. In the years it took her to complete, she faced moments of darkness, but the process of making it was ultimately a cathartic experience, one she now shares with her devoted fans. Let the light in!

Aperture, her first LP, is Jadagu's most ambitious work to date. Written in the years between graduating from high school in Mesquite, Texas and her sophomore year of college in New York, Aperture finds Jadagu in a state of transition.

"Where I grew up everyone is Christian, even if you don't go to church, you're still practicing in some form," Jadagu says, laughing. "Moving out of my small hometown has made me reflect on how embedded Christianity is in the culture down there, and though I've been questioning my relationship to the church since high school, it's definitely a theme on this album, but so is family."

Jadagu and her producer on Aperture, Max Robert Baby, a French songwriter and producer, met in-person for the first time, after working together remotelyl, at Greasy Studios on the outskirts of Paris. "In the studio Max and I worked with a ton of analog instruments," Jadagu says. "Every track on this album, except for 'Admit It' was written first on guitar. But the blanket of synths throughout helps me move between sensibilities. There's rock Hannah, there's hip hop Hannah, and so on. I didn't want any of the songs to sound too alike."

Explanation

Say It Now

Six Months

What You Did

Lose

Admit It

Dreaming

Shut Down

Warning Sign

Scratch the Surface

Letter to Myself

Your Thoughts Are Ur Biggest Obstacle

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