Hannah Jadagu details forthcoming album, Describe

After her 2023 debut album, Aperture, Jadagu’s promising career took her away from her blossoming relationship in New York. “I was feeling love and gratitude, but also guilt about being away for my job,” she recalled. “Being a musician requires sacrificing time–And one thing about me, I'm a quality time girlie.”

Her second album sees her grappling with that separation, finding connections that extend beyond the physical and strengthening her own voice in the process. Describe verberates with that tension, between wanting connection and craving space.

“I'm super into artists that are able to mix analog with modern,” Jadagu said, and moving to California for the summer gave her the opportunity to meet new collaborators and experiment with analog synthesizers and drum machines. And while her guitar was her primary instrument for Aperture, she began to feel that her muscle memory of the instrument was holding her back. “It was freeing to be able to sit at a synth and drone on one note while I explored my vocals," she said. “I found that to be a bit more freeing than playing on a guitar.”

The forthcoming album features the recent single, "My Love" as well as the new release, "Doing Now". Following its release, Hannah Jagadu will appear at Pitchfork Music Festival Paris on 4 November and Pitchfork Selects in London on 5 November.

Tracklist:

1. Describe
2. Gimme Time
3. More
4. DIAA
5. Perfect
6. My Love
7. Couldn’t Call
8. Tell Me That!!!!
9. Normal Today
10. Doing Now
11. Miracles
12. Bergamont