Sweet Revolution, Hannah White, LP

Hannah White's searingly honest lyrical style and gift for adhesive melody have had her gaining ever more momentum over the course of several widely-praised albums The last two were both recognised by the Americana Music Association UK, with a nomination for her project with the Nordic Connections followed by a highly popular win for UK Song of the Year in January 2023 with the moving, personal Car Crash, from the About Time album. But Sweet Revolution is anything but a push-button re-run of those achievements. With production by frequent live and studio collaborator Michele Stodart of the Magic Numbers, these are songs that take White into exhilaratingly new territory. They have the cohesive, multi-layered excitement of a modern- day Fleetwood Mac, driven by earworm tunes and her characteristically perceptive, soul-baring imagery.