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New series alert and other things!

Hi all! Hope you're all doing well. I got a devastating case of COVID, and that knocked me out for about two weeks. I'm taking a minor break from interviews as I work on several profiles, but I'm starting a review series soon called

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The Depths #2: Bess Atwell On Working With Aaron Dessner and Writing Autistic Anthems

Hey all, if you're just joining us, I'm Hannah Jocelyn and this is my newsletter Transient Peak. Subscribe for exclusive interviews, reviews, and much more! (If you like it, make sure to support me on the paid tier too!) Enjoy this second issue of The Depths,

The Depths #1 part 2- Celeste Taucher of Talker Talks Being Twentysomething, Not Being Easygoing, Making Music Videos, and More

Let’s talk about Twentysomething, because I’m also 26… help me! I'm going to be singing that forever, but I just turned 29. How long have you been holding onto that song? [Long pause] It took too fucking long to figure out what I was doing. I

The Depths #1 - Celeste Taucher (Talker) Talks About Her New Album, Her Love of Collaboration, and Intense Friendships

The Depths #1 - Celeste Taucher of Talker Talks About Her New Album, Her Love of Collaboration, and Intense Friendships (EXCERPT)

Celeste Taucher talks about queer identity, music, and intense friendships in part one of this wide-ranging interview

Beyond The Page #2 - bonus material

Beyond the Page #2: Breaking Down Billboard With Mark Grondin of Spectrum Pulse

Being a music critic is weird. You miss a lot, and it’s easy to turn up your nose at genres of music that quickly take over the world. And even when you find success, you remember that the written word is increasingly outdated; maybe I’d get more readers

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Beyond The Page #1: Mic The Snare Brings Funny, Insightful Music Analysis To YouTube

In-depth interview with Mic The Snare, one of the best YouTube content creators talking about music today.

Nothing Deep To Say #9: Fanclubwallet (Hannah Judge) and Producer Michael Watson Search For Identity on "Band Like That"

If you’re just joining us post-Billie Eilish review, FINNEAS diss, and NPR appearance, welcome to Nothing Deep To Say, the flagship series of Hannah Jocelyn's Transient Peak newsletter. So many queer artists are pressured to focus on their identity in interviews, and I want to give self-producing

Transient Peak update

Hey all! No Nothing Deep To Say this week, next week is an interview with the lovely indie pop musician Fanclubwallet and her producer Michael Watson and the week after that I'm taking a break from NDTS to focus on other interview series, including some things I'

Something Deep To Say #8: Francis of Delirium

Nothing Deep To Say #8: Francis of Delirium (Jana Bahrich) And Producer Chris Hewett Make Shimmering Pop Songs On Debut Album Lighthouse

I was looking for Catherine Marks productions, the same way I did for Mike Spencer and “Off-World”, and “Real Love” swept me off my feet with its anthemic choruses and gorgeous production. What amazed me even more is that the remainder of Lighthouse is just as polished, produced by the