![]() ![]() As the title would suggest, Nicole Kidman/Anne Hathaway comes to terms with pop culture obsession and life in a media-heavy world - not to resist it, but to make peace with it.īut choosing the two figures to represent this world of glitz and glam, says Vu, “was a tough call.” “I like their names. Part of that is just getting older another part is taking a closer look at the L.A. ![]() I think I’m just learning and listening to new things and slowly applying that into what I’m writing now.” Still, in the two singles preceding Nicole Kidman/Anne Hathaway, Vu’s new double EP, her sound has matured, feeling less like a relic of a particular moment and more like a reckoning with what has led her to the present. Vu’s new double EP follows in that same style. When it’s time to piece together a project I will go back and rework things if needed… I generally write a lot of songs, and then pick from the lot.” “Usually I will write and record a song in a day or two and then move on to something else. “I don’t have the attention span to work on something for more than two days,” admits Vu. This bare-bones aesthetic is all part of the process. At times, the spareness intoxicates, with Vu’s reverb-soaked vocals and meandering guitar patterns lulling the listener into a near-dreamlike state. Vu’s lyrics are frank, her melodies simple yet captivating. Part of what makes Vu’s music so immediately connective is its suddenness. “When I received the test pressing for the How Many Times vinyl, it was so emotive - to have a physical, tangible product of my work.” “I remember just being nervous and excited about everything,” recalls Vu of the time following the album’s release. ![]() Soon after, her self-produced songs gained traction - Bandcamp featured How Many Times as an “Album of the Day,” and publications like Pitchfork tagged Vu as a “prodigy.” The album is a journey through the mind of the then-seventeen-year-old, blending bedroom and dream pop with the garage rock influence of the Los Angeles indie scene to create an emotionally rich, almost diary-like ten-track collection. Vu’s minimalist debut How Many Times Have You Driven By was released last year on Luminelle Recordings. “Playing local shows made me aware of what types of songs exist best in my head versus a live setting, and this probably influenced the way I write songs,” she explains. I wore a blue jacket and I played a white Squier Telecaster.” From there, she continued to perform, opening for the likes of Soccer Mommy and Wet while refining her home-grown sound into something more suited for an in-person audience. “ was on February 20, 2014, at the infamous AMPLYFi in Hollywood where everyone basically has their first show… I think I remember thirty people being there. She still remembers how it all went down. Vu had her first gig at fourteen, a pay-to-play affair in the city. playing random shows when I was a sophomore in high school,” she recalls. ![]() DIY scene really inspired me to make music and be a part of that community.” L.A.’s scene became a sort of proving ground for Vu in her early years. “The garage rock is really solid out here,” says Vu, who now lives in Echo Park after graduating high school and moving from her parents’ home just a year ago. She’s talented, she’s prolific - and she’s only nineteen years old. Born on the sun-soaked shores of Los Angeles, singer-songwriter Hana Vu has been making waves with her dream pop-influenced, reverb-heavy indie music. ![]()
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