Hannah Wicklund has today released her fourth studio album War On Women; Calling All Good Men. It is available to purchase now on CD, vinyl and digital download via Strawberry Moon Records here. As for the corporate streaming giants, they are receiving one track in track list order on each full moon over the course of one year, as Hannah puts the power back into the hands of artists and music fans.
Hannah has been a major driving force for change in the industry throughout her career, as former Live Nation President Thomas See explains, “In 2022,while leading Live Nation’s music venues, I met Hannah at the merch stand at The Capitol Theatre, NY. During that conversation, she spoke eloquently about the financial hurdles artists face while touring and raised a thoughtful question about why venues earn commission on merchandise sales. That conversation stayed with me.
A few years later we randomly crossed paths again and we picked up right where we left off, back in that same discussion. This time, she highlighted the fact she had been touring since she was 16 years old and was still struggling to pay for hotels and gas. Shortly after, we took inspired action and launched the On The Road Again program, which eliminated merchandise commissions at our clubs across the country and put gas cards and cash in the hands of artists to help with the increasing costs of touring.
Hannah’s ability to advocate for the music industry is second to none. Change only happens when someone is willing to drive the narrative, and Hannah did exactly that.”
The physical release of War On Women; Calling All Good Men is joined today by the very fitting new single release, ‘Evil Is A Corporation’. “Evil is like cocaine” drawls Hannah at the start of the groovy, bluesy hip-shaker which nods to early PJ Harvey, primetime Amy Winehouse and The Cure’s ‘Lovecats’. Hannah’s sinewy, spell-casting vocals are bewitching. Ditto her grinding guitar.
“‘Evil Is A Corporation’ was initially done as a demo for fun in Charleston,” says Hannah. “I’d met up with engineer Devin Vaughan, a fellow native South Carolinian who had engineered my first Nashville record years prior when we both lived there, and we dove into that track. As soon as we played it back, I realized the album was underway.
Crucially, I could hear that the recording was already perfect. It didn’t need tinkering with. Like the entire album, the process of creation was pure intuition. It captures lightning in a bottle. I’d been pondering producers I might want to work with, but it was obvious then that I should produce myself. This song gave me the confidence to finally claim the title of producer that I had long given away to people who had no idea what I truly was capable of.”
Devin became the album’s drummer and the pair, with bassist Scott Gould Jr., recorded the songs as soon as Hannah wrote them.
“They poured out of me,” Hannah says. “For years, I hadn’t finished one song. Every time I tried, I honestly got depressed not knowing how or when they would reach the world. Suddenly, I re-discovered the pure joy of making music. And the more I wrote, the less angry I became. The songs were a place to park my rage.”
WAR ON WOMEN; CALLING ALL GOOD MEN TRACK LISTING
War On Women
Red Gorilla
Evil Is A Corporation
Marionettes
The Pier
Diamonds
Daggers
The Token
Whistle To Blow
Stockholm
Cowards & Kings
Total Truth
Calling All Good Men