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Hannah Fury: You Had Me
..and nothing burns more fiercely than a love that’s dying.
In the context of the album, this initially appears to be a casual, throwaway song from Through the Gash. I needn’t add that actually there’s more going on than may first appear. It’s grown over the past weeks to possibly become my favourite song on the album.
A leisurely organ leads, accompanied by a metronomic drum loop, gently coaxing hushed visceral verses of a relationship turned sour. Pads and delicate keys land glacially at first just to tweak the atmosphere, separating verse from chorus, gradually building to lead to the heart of the song. Meanwhile some electric piano comes in for the break before it starts decorating the close of the track.
The genius is in the denouement. Hidden in the chorus and therefore appearing twice – so incidental as to be almost forgettable. First time around, the music hasn’t yet caught up. We’re not ready. Only with the final line of the song and more importantly what comes after it, does this brief dismissal become startling.
Through the Gash is released on MellowTraumatic Recordings.
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