I'm Not Sorry, I Was Just Being Me

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

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

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