Hannah Bingman

d clarified like mountain melt running down a stream, but at no times is it precious or pretentious. Even at its most gut-checking, her music is affected with a kind of effortlessness. Don’t be fooled by this. Bingman has worked for every inch of altitude in the sky she’s come to call her own. In that sky, the one she colors with the blues of isolation and bright greens and purples of self discovery, earthy understanding — not loftiness — is king. Her music, her voice, sparkle without adornment, her songs project a wisdom miles beyond her years. And if you see her rising up against the horizon, know it’s not the jet fuel of rock star dreams she’s burning. Hers is the rare helium mix of talent and awareness.

- Damian Gessel