Hannah has been writing music since her second year of high school and also began teaching herself to play piano during that time. She continued to write for several years before building a studio and recording her debut EP, Soul Poison (1998).
Since then, Hannah's output has been erratic in quantity but consistent in quality. She has released two full-length albums as well as a handful of singles and EPs, all receiving high praise from the music press. Hannah's now-out-of-print album The Thing That Feels (2000) featured several songs inspired by Gregory Maguire's novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. (Pre-dating the Broadway musical by several years.) The Thing That Feels also included "The Vampire Waltz," which is the first song Hannah ever wrote, as well as other songs all linked by the theme revealed in the title.
A few years later, as a result of a generous donation by an anonymous listener, Hannah made a video for her song "Carnival Justice (The Gloves Are Off) Part II." The video, directed by Chris Ohlson, featured puppets created by renowned Ohio artist, puppetmaster and sculptor Scott Radke. The video appeared on the Subterfuge EP (2005).
Hannah's covers of other artists' songs have also been well-received. The Meathook EP (2001) featured what one reviewer called a "soul-shredded" version of ABBA's "The Winner Takes It All," as well as Hannah's versions of Berlin's "The Metro" and Daniel Johnston's "True Love WIll Find You in the End." Hannah also collaborated with The Synthetic Dream Foundation to create "Trapeze" -- the music was composed by TSDF, with vocals, lyrics and vocal melody by Hannah.
Hannah's most recent release is Through the Gash (2007), an album that has been called "a masterwork in minimalism and stark beauty" (Absolute Punk) and "seductive and breathtaking from the start" (Gothic Beauty). Hannah writes, produces, engineers, and performs everything on her CDs. And, contrary to popular opinion, she uses no sequencing whatsoever. With the exception of drum tracks, all of the instruments and vocals are recorded and layered in real time, not looped or electronically generated or duplicated. Even the drum tracks, which are programmed using a drum machine, are painstakingly hand-altered, with some beats being dropped and others reversed in entirely specific ways.
Hannah is known for her intensely layered production and complex vocal arrangements. Her vocals, which have been likened to "wraiths filling the screen of a Tim Burton film" (High Bias), often move from clearly sung phrases and high, tremulous keening to whispered and spoken words, to vicious hisses and screams -- sometimes within the confines of a single song. The subjects and lyrics in Hannah's songs have a tendency to be obscure and metaphorical, often causing listeners to mistake her work for being fictional. In fact, Hannah classifies her music as entirely autobiographical, although not overtly so, and insists that it is actually magical realism, not fantasy, and definitely not theater. Hannah has said that she uses music to transform troubling feelings and experiences into something positive and hopeful, and that writing has served as a mechanism to work through and mend things in her life. It may take careful listening to hear all the various layers of sound and meaning, but devout listeners consistently claim that it is worth the trouble.
Hannah loves flowers, rap music and snow days, and is often distracted by bright and/or shiny objects and the perceived scarcity of cotton candy, but she says that the only thing that actually inspires her to create music is love.
Since 2020 Hannah has been releasing new digital-only music on her Bandcamp page.
Hannah has been interviewed here:
http://www.muruch.com/2007/08/interview-hannah-fury.html
http://www.adequacy.net/2008/05/interview-with-hannah-fury/
http://www.mellowtraumatic.com/images/the_mick_40_hfury_excerpt.pdf
http://vmunderground2.podomatic.com/entry/2007-08-21T00_31_49-07_00
Hannah's offical web sites are http://www.mellowtraumatic.com, http://www.antoinettesrevenge.com, and her MySpace page http://www.myspace.com/hannahfury
Hannah's Bandcamp page, with a name-your-price download of her 2015 single 'Not Sad' and all her new music since 2020 https://hannahfury.bandcamp.com
For more "information," go to:
http://www.mellowtraumatic.com/diversions_HannahBio.html
The Apple
Hannah Fury Lyrics
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But you didn't see me do it
Poor baby, please
Trouble has always grown on trees
So blame me
But you didn't see me do it
Poor baby, please
Trouble has always grown on trees
Ha!
I don't even like blue eyes
They're usually too light
Agh!
I don't even like things that are so bright
I can't stand the glare
So take this if you dare
Then you can belong to me
And you can be wrong for me
So blame me
But you didn't see me do it
Poor baby, please
Trouble has always grown on trees
I don't care what you say
You're just being fake
I'm telling the truth
Like I do always
You'd do it too, if you were brave
The sweetest things are often laced
And you can be wrong for me
Mirror, mirror on the wall
If I can't have one, I'll take them all
I'll take Gael Garcia Bernal
I'll take a man that I can haunt
And who can be wrong for me
Who will be all wrong for me
The opening lines of “The Apple” by Hannah Fury ask the listener to blame her, but she explains that they didn't see her do whatever it is that requires blame. The song engages the idea of temptation by suggesting that trouble has always grown on trees, a reference to the biblical story of Adam and Eve and the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge. The theme of temptation is further developed when the chorus says you can blame her, and she doesn't care what you say to her while also expressing a willingness to offer something temptingly dangerous if the listener is brave enough to take it.
As the song progresses, the lyrics delve into more specific claims, including the idea that the sweetest things are often laced with something dangerous. The verse that follows this line is particularly interesting because she uses the mirror, a common symbol in literature and myth, to express a desire to have everything and even mentions the actor Gael Garcia Bernal. While we don’t know what “everything” means to her, the mirror has often been used to contrast external appearances versus inner realities or desires. This suggests that the singer may have an unfulfilled longing that she's trying to satisfy, even if it means taking someone who can be wrong for her.
Line by Line Meaning
So blame me
I'm willing to take the blame for what I did
But you didn't see me do it
You didn't witness the action, so you can't say for sure if it was me
Poor baby, please
I feel bad for you, but I can't change what happened
Trouble has always grown on trees
Problems seem to arise naturally and frequently
And I don't care what you say to me
Your words don't have an effect on me
Ha!
Laughing at the absurdity of the situation
I don't even like blue eyes
Having a dislike for a certain type of feature
They're usually too light
Associating a certain trait with a negative connotation
Agh!
Expression of annoyance
I don't even like things that are so bright
Finding bright things unpleasant or overwhelming
I can't stand the glare
Sensitivity to bright lights or reflections
So take this if you dare
Challenging someone to accept what she has to offer
Then you can belong to me
If you take the risk, you can belong to her
And you can be wrong for me
Allowing someone else to be the bearer of her mistakes
I don't care what you say
Repeated dismissal of others' opinions or input
You're just being fake
Accusation of insincerity
I'm telling the truth
Asserting the honesty of her words
Like I do always
Establishing a pattern of honesty and authenticity
You'd do it too, if you were brave
Encouraging others to take risks and responsibility
The sweetest things are often laced
Things may seem good but have negative or harmful aspects
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Allusion to Snow White; asking for the fairest of them all
If I can't have one, I'll take them all
If she can't have the best, she'll have all of them regardless of their value
I'll take Gael Garcia Bernal
Naming a celebrity she desires
I'll take a man that I can haunt
Preferring a man she can control or influence
Who can be wrong for me
Desiring someone who will take the blame for her actions
Who will be all wrong for me
Seeking a man to fulfill her twisted desires
Contributed by Sadie T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Janero Meeks
I love Hannah Fury. Her music speaks to my soul.
Jessee Riehl
I freaking love Hannah Fury <3
OwlBear33
what kind of fool dislikes this, if you don't like don't listen!