In this interview feature, we get to know the most radicalist up and coming stars on the planet. 

This time we had a chat with Hana Vu, and exciting newcomer who has recently dropped her second EP, interestingly titled Nicole Kidman / Anne Hathaway. 

In 2018, Vu dropped the successful debut EP How Many Times Have You Driven By, with catchy rhythms and bouncy danceable hooks littering a soundscape of interestingly produced textures, fronted by her distinctive voice and choppy guitar. She’s no stranger to visualising her music, with a string of unique music videos capturing her sound through artistic, often quite abstract, pieces of film. Her latest EP continues to develop her unique style, with a set of tracks written with an even more mature, focused compositional style.

We’ve managed to have a chat with Hana Vu about lyrics, life and live shows ahead of her two upcoming London headline shows.

TMR: Hey Hana, thanks for speaking with us. How does it feel to have dropped your second EP?

Feels good. Releasing things is the only way I know that time is passing.

TMR: How come you named the EP after Nicole Kidman and Anne Hathaway?

In the writing duration, I would watch the Hollywood reporter actress roundtables over and over again. I think absorbing the way women dissect their craft - and how they might see themselves as artists and in industry - influenced the way I created these songs.

TMR: What leads you to the dreamy, interestingly textured sounds of tracks like ‘Outside’?

I just play around with different sounds and voices. Contrasting and mixing texture is the wave.

TMR: Can you recall your first experiences of writing your own music?

When I first started writing I would record the song on voice memos and then email it to my computer and then record a voice memo over that voice memo.



TMR: Which track from the EP has had the best reaction so far? Did it surprise you ?

So far people seem to be really liking ‘Worm’. It’s kind of surprising as it’s a very short and bare song. But I’m glad people like it.

TMR: If you had to choose just one track to introduce someone to your music, which would you choose?

I suppose I would maybe choose ‘Reflection’ because it’s a cover and sending anyone my original music as an introduction seems obnoxious.



TMR: Do you have any primary inspirations for your lyrics? And do you try to evoke any particular emotions or thoughts with your words?

I mainly write in stream of consciousness or I have a preconceived concept and just run with the idea until it has a verse and a chorus.

TMR: Your music videos are always interesting. Is there a particular process in matching the visuals to your music?

All video inception credit goes to my director and friend Peter Rosati who is a master of intuiting music into visuals.

TMR: You’ve got two London shows coming up. How do you balance your setlist between newer and older material?

These shows in London, I’m playing solo, so I choose to play the songs that still hold up in a solo performance.

TMR: Do you get more satisfaction from the response to your studio releases or the reactions of fans at live shows?

They’re completely different entities - the live show vs the recorded project - so both responses are valid to me in different ways.

By Dan Peeke