Hannah Cohen Returns With the Luminous New Single “Golden Chain”

“The song just spilled out of me in an afternoon; it’s for the ethers now.” That’s how Hannah Cohen introduces Golden Chain, her first new release since 2023’s Earthstar Mountain, and the track carries that exact spontaneous energy. It feels intimate and unforced, built from a sparse arrangement that lets her voice sit right at the center.

Cohen leans into a spectral blend of folk and retro pop here, with the kind of hushed drama that will land for listeners who’ve been drawn to artists like Faye Webster and Lana Del Rey. Her soprano cuts through cleanly, still a little ragged at the edges in the best way, especially on the standout line, “I wanna matter more to you than those internet girls you do.”

The release arrives with a Keenan O’Meara-directed video that sharpens the song’s mood. Cohen is styled like a classic Hollywood figure in temporary exile, moving through an upstate New York setting that feels both elegant and slightly haunted. The visual’s old-world glamour and quiet rural backdrop match the track’s emotional tension without overplaying it.

Taken together, song and video make a concise but fully realized statement from Cohen as she steps into her next chapter after Earthstar Mountain.

TOUR DATES:
05/17 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Block Party
05/21 – San Francisco, CA @ Swedish American Hall
05/22 – Napa, CA @ BottleRock Festival
06/18 – Nelsonville, OH @ Nelsonville Music Festival
06/25 – Montreal, QC @ Montréal Jazz Festival
06/26 – Brattleboro, VT @ The Stone Church
06/26 – Portland, ME @ SPACE Gallery
06/28 – North Adams, MA @ Wilco’s Solid Sound @ Mass MoCA
07/9-12 – Oakbank, MB @ Winnipeg Folk Festival
07/18 – Bangor, ME @ Maine Savings Amphitheater *
07/21 – Canandaigua, NY @ CMAC *
07/23 – Queens, NY @ Forest Hills Stadium *
07/25 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion *
08/09 – Winterthur, Switzerland @ Club Winterthur Music Festival
08/12-15 – Oslo, Norway @ ØYA Festival
08/14-15 – Tromsø, Norway @ Tromsø Sentrum AS
08/15 – Gothenburg, Sweden @ Way Out West
08/16 – Helsinki, Finland @ Suvilahden kaasukello
08/18 – London, UK @ Hoxton Hall
08/19 – Manchester, UK @ Yes Manchester
08/20 – Bristol, UK @ Strange Brew
08/28 – Minneapolis, MN @ Surly Brewing Festival Field ^
08/29 – Minneapolis, MN @ Surly Brewing Festival Field ^
08/30 – Madison WI @ Breese Stevens Field ^
09/01 – Bridgeport, CT @ Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater ^
09/02 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall ^