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“Hannah Kaminer evokes Brandi and Paula. Backed by her alt-country band the Wistfuls, the voice of rising Asheville singer-songwriter Hannah Kaminer swirled around Wicked Weed’s Funkatorium, spilling out onto the bustling South Slope district nearby."
“At times reminiscent of Iris Dement, full of emotional honesty and intensity… a songwriter of the highest order. Hannah Kaminer is a name we should all be hearing a lot more of.”
PRESS FOR "HEAVY ON THE VINE" (2024)
"Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks…This track [Broke Down Girl] is bluesy, subdued, minor-key Americana, with a touch of Dire Straits."
“An exceptional album… simply cut from the same cloth as Krauss and Harris.”
“A thoroughly modern POV draped in a winning blend of bluegrass, trad-country, and folk conventions, and elevated by a sneaky powerful voice."
“Sweet melodies and moving words on this very satisfying third album." (9/10)
“An addictively beautiful album… a gourmet album for fans of Jess Jocoy and Margo Cilker."
“Kaminer captures small-town Appalachian life well in her songs.”
“Hannah Kaminer hits hard on Heavy on the Vine. From the first track, “Asheville,” lamenting the waste and homogenization of gentrification, we see that Kaminer is a sharp observer with a clear vision."
“Hannah Kaminer's “Heavy on the Vine” is a tender reminder that we must sometimes prune our most beautiful, best-producing plants to encourage and nuture future growth.”
“Hannah Kaminer is a masterful writer… she effortlessly delivers gut punch lyrics on love, loss, religious trauma and the gentrification of her hometown. The litheness of her words slide deftly around the curves of pedal steel and twinkling pianos from her rock-solid Americana band, making Heavy On the Vine her most ripe and bittersweet work to date."
“The Asheville-based singer-songwriter’s Heavy on the Vine, released Jan. 5, finds her back in the groove she was in following her 2018 LP, Heavy Magnolias. “Asheville” pays tribute to the area's natural wonders and some of its quirky artists and residents… but Kaminer's lyrics also bluntly criticize the forces that are threatening nature, pushing artists out of town and making it difficult to earn a living."
“My vision for this video was to capture some of the magic of the Asheville I grew up with,” Kaminer says. “I remember going to Pack Library and Beanstreets as a kid and seeing the most remarkable people downtown. People weren’t afraid to be themselves and be weird. It was incredibly non-conformist, a bit gritty and a beautiful mosaic of people.”
