There are few things I enjoy more than an angsty, female rock artist. So you can bet that I’ve got Hassall’s latest track “Dinner Table” on repeat. With its powerful vocals and vulnerable lyrics exploring her experiences with misophonia, this first single lifted from Hassall’s debut album sets a high standard.
“Ever since I was a young teenager, I’ve had a pretty severely negative aversion to the sound of people eating,” Hassall explained. “I would struggle to stay at the dinner table with my family and hated it when people got too close to me. Any kind of eating or loud breathing or sniffing sounds would result in me yelling or crying or leaving. I always thought this would be something that I got over, but the condition has only thrived over the years. This song’s about that, and any other of my traits I naively hoped would ‘just be a phase’. I’m always suspiciously appreciative of anyone who’s still willing to date me or be a close friend once they’ve uncovered this crazy-woman side of me, and the song is about that too.”
I can’t wait to hear more from Hassall when she releases her debut album Means More to Me Than It Does to You on July 3. Fans should get a sneaky listen to more new material when she launches “Dinner Table” at Persa Bar Fitzroy on February 22.
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