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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Claire Biddles, Ben Beaumont-Thomas and Laura Snapes

Add to playlist: the maximalist melancholy of Hannah Lew and the week’s best tracks

Hannah Lew lies on a lawn at sunset with sunflowers on the ground in front of her
A new obsession … Hannah Lew. Photograph: Sean Hewitt

From Richmond, California
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Up next Self-titled debut album out 10 April

For those of us who can’t resist the pull of melancholy synth-pop, Californian artist Hannah Lew is set to become a new obsession. Soon to be released via Night School Records – home to the likes of Tristwch Y Fenywod and Teresa Winter – Lew’s self-titled debut is one of those albums that could easily be a greatest hits, with nine irresistible, single-worthy tracks all saturated with neon-lit heartbreak.

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