ALBUM REVIEW – CORY HANSON: I LOVE PEOPLE

I love people. That is an arresting title which builds up questions about its intent. (Read our interview with Cory for the answer – INTERVIEW – CORY HANSON : Silent Radio!) Cynics could read a level of irony into it, an interpretation that could be strengthened by considering the characters portrayed in the album’s eleven […]
With his fourth album ‘I Love People’, Cory Hanson gives the clearest example yet of his songwriting abilities, offering a beautifully arranged tunes that recall the melodic peaks of 1970s singer-songwriters. His solo career runs parallel to the different approach taken by his band, Wand, best known for their psychedelic explorations. To celebrate the pending […]

INTERVIEW – CORY HANSON

ALBUM REVIEW – CORY HANSON: WESTERN CUM

Three albums into his solo career, Wand’s Cory Hanson has conjured distinct and magical flavours each time. Debut release, 2016’s ‘The Unborn Capitalist from Limbo’, dealt out an unimpeachably lush psychedelia while its follow up, ‘Pale Horse Rider’, developed a country rock tinge. With his latest release, Hanson leaps into rock territory. To these ears, […]
Cory Hanson’s second solo album finds the Wand singer conjuring up sounds reminiscent of long summers in Laurel Canyon, Hanson’s words floating effortlessly throughout the album, as if drifting on a warm ocean breeze. The fact that this album was recorded in a place called Cactopia, in the desert, surrounded by 6ft tall sculptural psychotropic cacti only […]

ALBUM REVIEW: CORY HANSON – PALE HORSE RIDER

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CORY HANSON RELEASES VIDEO FOR NEW SONG ‘ANGELES’ TAKEN FROM ALBUM DUE OUT IN MARCH

Wand singer and guitarist Cory Hanson has unveiled a new video for song ‘Angeles’ and announced a his latest solo album ‘Pale Horse Rider’ will be released on March 12th via Drag City. The album is Hanson’s second solo effort after 2016’s ‘The Unborn Capitalist From Limbo’. He was also a member of Ty Segall’s […]