The Beautiful Trap of Hana Piranha's New Single ‘Valentine’
It’s the kind of song that feels like it’s been dropped into a film, with the tension and emotion building up in the space of an instant, so you find yourself standing in the middle of it, with all the possibilities waiting to happen. “Valentine” by Hana Piranha is the opening scene of a romance, with time folding in upon itself and the future glimpsed in flashes. The lead singer is the focus of the action, and the detached tone of her voice has a slightly unsettling quality, as if she’s recounting events that are inevitable, having already lived through the highs and lows of the relationship under discussion. Her voice holds the song together, and there’s a softness to it with a tension that feels like she’s walking a tightrope between giving in and giving out. There’s a sense of purpose to the melody, her voice feels sexy and slightly reckless at the same time. She’s not overpowering the song, really, but floating above it, with her storyteller’s instinct guiding the emotional impact...
