Hannah McKittrick is back with her new single and video Utensil ahead of a run of dates alongside Angie McMahon. As part of the run, she will perform a Manchester gig at Manchester Academy this month.
New single Utensil marks her first release since her album The day has again bruised me in 2022.
The track first found shape when the Naarm/Melbourne-based artist was search for clues on how to live. She found symbols in the air, health, connections with people and animals and the surrender to mystery. She explains, “Utensil is about letting things flicker in and out of your focus. It is about loving animals, noticing the wind on the surface of the Yarra and honouring the ceremony of it. To come home at midnight, still carrying the exuberance of the outside world with you but trying not to wake everyone up as you come in. To identify the colour you love and then every time it enters your vision you are given a gift. To throw things up in the air to see how they feel when you catch them. To touch and always honour its predecessor; reaching.”
The track is accompanied by a video, directed and filmed by her drummer Ollie Cox. The video was shot in Melbourne, on a handycam with the aim of delivering mystery, surrealism and fun whilst avoiding a narrative. Cox adds, “This video is testament to the trust that Han and I have for each other – something I value more than anything. We went in with no expectations or concrete plans, leaning into what excited us in the moment, and what looked good on that tiny handycam screen. The process was very simple and playful, which for me honours what the song is about.”
When does Hannah McKittrick support Angie McMahon at Manchester Academy?
Hannah McKittrick supports Angie McMahon at Manchester Academy on 28 August 2024.
Image of Hannah McKattrick courtesy Ollie Cox
