“Somewhere among Joanna Newsom, Jeff Buckley, and Fleet Foxes.”
— Pitchfork, Best New Music
“Hannah Frances is a stunning vocalist and songwriter making monumental freak folk music.”
— NPR All Songs Considered
“A 5/4 beat creates a heaving momentum that’s compounded with layered, staggered vocals and a pileup of guitars, reed instruments and feedback.”
— The New York Times on “Surviving You”
“Shards of pure folk goodness poke through the ambitious abstract arrangements [...] think Jolie Holland, Joanna Newsom or Joni Mitchell” — Uncut, 8/10
“[Hannah Frances’] lyrics [are] blazing with purpose”— The Guardian
“Resilience isn’t stoicism; it’s motion, breath, re-entry. ‘Life’s Work’ turns trust into labor, ritual, a spidery lattice, a grin stretching tight even as it trembles.” — Paste, The Best Songs of the Week
“Expanding her palette, [Nested in Tangles] utilises string, horn, and wind arrangements, held together by [Hannah Frances’] prodigal fingerpicking finesse.” — CLASH
“Poetic vulnerability and an experimental song structure [...] Her voice is a sleek arrow” — Stereogum
RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Alternative Press includes Nested in Tangles in October releases column
Beginnings Podcast interviews Hannah Frances
Brooklyn Vegan reviews Nested in Tangles in Notable Releases column
Brooklyn Vegan features “The Space Between” in New Songs column
Chicago Reader includes Constellation show in Early Warnings column
Consequence includes Nested in Tangles in Upcoming Releases column
DIY Magazine lists Nested in Tangles in October 2025 Release Calendar (UK)
The FADER lists Nested in Tangles in New Music Friday column
Exclaim! includes Nested in Tangles in New Releases column
The Guardian reviews Nested in Tangles [4/5]
Northern Transmissions shares “Life’s Work” single [VIDEO OF THE DAY]
NPR Music includes Nested in Tangles in The Long List
Our Culture features Nested in Tangles in Albums to Stream column [HEADLINE MENTION]
Our Culture runs Artist Spotlight Feature
Our Culture shares “The Space Between” single/video
Paste Magazine runs Feature by Grant Sharples
Paste reviews Nested in Tangles [9.1, PASTE PICK]
Paste mentions “The Space Between” in Best New Songs column
Paste features “Life’s Work” in Best New Songs column
Paste mentions “Life’s Work” in POP Montreal essay
Pitchfork features Nested in Tangles in Albums You Should Listen To Now column
Pitchfork mentions Nested in Tangles in Grizzly Bear feature
Stereogum reviews Nested in Tangles [ALBUM OF THE WEEK]
Stereogum shares “The Space Between” single/video
Treble reviews Nested in Tangles [ALBUM OF THE WEEK]
Uncut includes “Life’s Work” in October New Music Playlist (UK)
UPROXX mentions Nested in Tangles in October Release column
The Avocado includes Nested in Tangles in Friday New Music
Benzine Mag includes Nested in Tangles in New Music column (FR)
Click Boom Roll shares “The Space Between” press release (UK)
The Deli shares “The Space Between” single/video
The Deli shares “Life’s Work” single/video
DoD Magazine includes “The Space Between” in Novedades Musicales column
DoD Magazine shares “The Space Between” single/video (ES)
DoD Magazine features “Life’s Work” in in Novedades Musicales Column (ES)
The Fat Angel Sings shares “Life’s Work” single/video (UK)
Frontview Magazine shares “The Space Between” single/video (BE)
Fruit Tree Records features “Surviving You” in Fresh Juice column (UK)
God Is In The TV reviews Nested in Tangles
IndieHoy features Nested in Tangles in Discos Nuevos column [PHOTO IN LEAD COLLAGE]
Mixed Grill features Nested in Tangles in Album Round Up [LEAD PHOTO] (Netherlands)
The New Cue features Nested in Tangles in Substack [HEADLINE MENTION]
No Expectations includes “Life’s Work” in playlist
Niche Music shares “The Space Between” (JP)
No More Workhorse includes Nested in Tangles in Album of the Week (UK)
One Chord to Another includes “Life’s Work” in New Music playlist
Post-Trash includes Nested in Tangles in Out This Week column
Post-Trash includes Nested in Tangles in New & Upcoming Sidebar
R+ shares “The Space Between” single/video
Silent Radio includes “Nested in Tangles” in Album Round Up (UK)
Shatter the Sounds includes Nested in Tangles in New Music Drops
Tinnitist shares Nested in Tangles [ALBUM OF THE WEEK]
Various Small Flamesshares “The Space Between” single/video(UK)
New York Times shares album announcement and “Surviving You”
Line of Best Fit shares album announce and “Surviving You” single/video
BrooklynVegan shares album announce and “Surviving You” single/video
CLASH shares album announce and “Surviving You” single/video (UK)
Exclaim! shares album announce and “Surviving You” single/video
The Needle Drop shares album announce and “Surviving You” single/video
Our Culture shares album announce and “Surviving You” single/video (UK)
Pitchfork adds Nested in Tangles to New Releases calendar
Pitchfork shares album announce and “Surviving You” single/video
Stereogum shares album announce and “Surviving You” single/video
Treble shares album announce and “Surviving You” single/video
The Autumn Roses shares album announce and “Surviving You” single/video (UK)
KLOF shares album announce and “Surviving You” single/video (UK)
WRSZW shares album announce and “Surviving You” single/video{JP}
Pitchfork features “Surviving You” in Pitchfork Selects Column
Under The Radar features “Surviving You” in Best Songs of the Week Column
The Deli shares album announce and “Surviving You” single/video
Higher Plain Music shares album announce and “Surviving You” single/video
One Chord to Another shares “Surviving You” in New Music Column
Post-Trash shares “Surviving You” in Post-Trash Weekly Playlist
Various Small Flames features “Surviving You” in Weekly Listening Column
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PITCHFORK
BEST NEW ALBUM
“Keeper of the Shepherd is an arrival, not only of a transfixing singer-songwriter who has made a stunning record but also of a person realizing they are more than the pain of their past.”
— Grayson Currin
PITCHFORK
BEST MUSIC OF 2024
RIYL: Alternate tunings; close harmonies; fantasy-league John Fahey x Joni Mitchell collabs; freight-train clatter; the changing seasons; old-growth forests; the Old Farmer’s Almanac; catharsis
PASTE MAGAZINE
BEST ALBUMS OF 2024
Hannah Frances’ fifth album just gets better and better with every single listen. The Chicagoan’s songwriting sticks to you like glue, and songs like “Bronwyn,” “Husk” and “Vacant Intimacies” are so pensive and full of solemn conviction that you’d be remiss to not engage with it at every waking moment.
BANDCAMP
BEST ALBUMS OF WINTER 2024
“Dedicated to the singer-songwriter’s late father, Keeper of the Shepherd sublimates her personal struggles into a collection of orchestral, multi-scaled folk songs with palpable animist undertones.”