Hannah Jadagu’s debut album seemed to come a bit out of nowhere. After her debut EP What Is Going On (entirely recorded on an iPhone using GarageBand) attracted the attention of the legendary Sub Pop label, which led to Aperture, a remarkably assured debut collection.
Two years later we have the follow-up, Describe, and it sounds like a natural evolution of Jadagu’s sound, while adding some extra flourishes. The overall sound remains the same – dreamy, languid indie-pop, with Jadagu’s voice not too over-treated by vocoder. This time around though, there’s a move towards a more rounded sound, rather than the guitar-based songs of Aperture, with new producer Sora Lopez coming on board to join Jadagu’s regular collaborator…