Paddy Hanna

Two years since the release of his universally-acclaimed third album The Hill, Dublin singer-songwriter Paddy Hanna returns with aplomb, as his trademark duelling lyricism and elaborate instrumentation come to the fore on his new single ‘New York Sidewalk’, which will be released on Tuesday 15th February 2022 on Strange Brew.

Hanna began his career in music as the frontman of Grand Pocket Orchestra before switching his attention to solo material with the release of his “wickedly smart” (NME) debut album Leafy Stiletto in 2014. Frankly, I Mutate (‘As brilliantly distinctive as they come.” - Sunday Business Post) followed in 2018 before Hanna released The Hill in 2020, which caught the attention of international music media and tastemakers. Stereogum described Paddy Hanna as a “wonderfully idiosyncratic musician” while Clash observed that he is admired by everyone from Fontaines D.C. to Burt Bacharach.

Over the years, he has supported legends of the music industry including B.C. Camplight, Joan as a Policewoman, Billy Ocean and Cate Le Bon. In 2019, Hanna supported one of his musical heroes Burt Bacharach during the Irish leg of his tour. “I was extremely nervous. What do you say to someone who’s met them all?” Hanna said of their introduction, “but he’s just the coolest dude, ever!”