Hannah Aldridge + The Pleasures

Hannah Aldridge grew up on the muddy banks of Muscle Shoals--her birthright is music and

Alabama. A reckoning between her coming-of-age in the South and a lifetime of trying to create an

identity outside of it, her songs strike a delicate balance between rebellion and self-discovery.

These two themes weave through Aldridge's gifted storytelling, making for records that soothe like

a lullaby and crack like a whip. For those raised in the Bible Belt, Aldridge's music sounds like the

voice of an old friend who understands. For those not in the know, her music is an initiation to the