I'm Not Sorry, I Was Just Being Me is the debut studio album by King Hannah, an English music duo of Hannah Merrick and Craig Whittle. It was released on 25 February 2022 through City Slang. It received generally favorable reviews from critics.
Background Hannah Merrick and Craig Whittle formed King Hannah in 2017. The duo's debut EP, Tell Me Your Mind and I'll Tell You Mine, was released in 2020. I'm Not Sorry, I Was Just Being Me is the duo's debut studio album. It was released on 25 February 2022 through City Slang. Music videos were released for "A Well-Made Woman", "All Being Fine", "Big Big Baby", and "It's Me and You, Kid".
Critical reception
Elvis Thirlwell of DIY described the album as "a narcotic, seductive adventure of squelchy Mazzy Star psych-blues, Portishead-ing trip hop and rainy-day folkishness." John Amen of PopMatters stated, "On I'm Not Sorry, I Was Just Being Me, Whittle's sonic forays and Merrick's downcast yet sultry vocals make for a charismatic blend." Alexandrea Hopper of Hot Press commented that "Merrick's smouldering vocals – recalling the likes of Fiona Apple and PJ Harvey – blend intuitively with Whittle's languorous guitar." She called the album "an impressively accomplished debut."
Accolades + Year-end lists for I'm Not Sorry, I Was Just Being Me Publication List Rank BrooklynVegan Top 50 Albums of 2022 Mondo Sonoro 50 Best International Albums of 2022
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes.
Hannah Merrick – vocals (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12), acoustic guiar (1, 7, 10, 12) Craig Whittle – synthesizer (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12), backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 9, 12), electric guitar (1, 3–7, 9–12), acoustic guitar (2–6, 9, 11, 12), piano (3, 5–11), vocals (5, 10), bass guitar (6, 7, 12), co-production Ted White – synthesizer (1–9, 11, 12), drum programming (10), production, engineering, mixing Olly Gorman – bass guitar (1, 3, 4, 9) Jake Lipiec – drums (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12), percussion (4) Sarah Register – mastering Jean Goode – design, layout Katie Silvester – photography
Charts + Chart performance for I'm Not Sorry, I Was Just Being Me Chart (2022) Peakposition
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