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. It’s all very strange and intimate.
The mood of the song feels like it’s been crafted to match the mix of emotions, with several layers of synth and dark sound. There’s a literary feel to the story, like something out of Dickens or Greene, with the romance and the ambiguity of it all, but through it all, her voice is the focus, floating above the music and drawing you into the tension of desire and collapse. You see the red flags, but you feel the thrill of ignoring them.
This track is an introduction to the band's upcoming Heart of Darkness EP. The lead singer conveys this message with a precise performance that is alluring as well as being able to create tension in every word. That song shows the intersection of beauty and destruction, and that the tale it implies continues long after the music ends.
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