Gretel Hänlyn - Head Of The Slug Club

Format:  2 X LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Printed Inner Sleeve & Sticker Sheet
Catalogue No.: VLF079
Release Date: 26 May 2023
Genre: Pop, Indie

A1 – Slugeye
A2 – Motorbike
A3 - It’s The Future, Baby
A4 – Connie
B1 - Apple Juice
B2 - In The Water
B3 - Call Me Patience
C1 - Dry Me
C2 – Drive
C3 - King Of Nothing
C4 – Wiggy
D1 - Little vampire
D2 - Head Of The Love Club
D3 - Easy Peeler
D4 - Today (can’t help but cry)

Powerhouse performer Gretel Hänlyn today releases her highly anticipated second EP Head Of The Love Club, via VLF Records. Premiering as Clara Amfo’s Hottest Record in the World on BBC Radio 1, focus track ‘King Of Nothing’ is a rollicking revenge track, cementing Gretel as one of this year’s most exciting breakout stories.

Gretel Hänlyn has spent the last year stamping her ground as one of female guitar music’s new frontrunners, imbued with a singular vision and wickedly unique voice. Inspired by 90s alternative artists like The Pixies, Smashing Pumpkins and PJ Harvey, Head Of The Love Club is a suitably contemporary stride forward in the hotly tipped artist's sound and marks a definitive departure from the indie-folk textures of her breakthrough debut EP Slugeye. A heady mix of hi-fi grunge, goth-pop and alt/indie ballads, the EP features previous singles ‘Drive’, ‘Today (can’t help but cry)’ and ‘Wiggy’ alongside five other tracks that candidly display Gretel’s exceptional storytelling.

Last year was vital for the rising star: she released her debut EP Slugeye to critical acclaim, collaborated with Mura Masa on his headrush of a single ‘2gether’ (9M+ streams on Spotify alone) and was also playlisted multiple times across UK radio - a rare feat for a fiercely independent artist. This year is set to be her breakout – Hänlyn has already been included in NME’s coveted NME100 list, performed live as part of DIY magazine’s ‘Class of 2023’ series and was dubbed one to watch by The Sunday Times, Metro, Time Out + more.




DJ Support, Press & PR:

"Hänlyn’s wonderfully deep and expressive singing voice, which you feel could own, and illuminate, pretty much any genre." - The Sunday Times, Breaking Act

"Gretel Hänlyn’s voice isn’t one you’ll forget. Powerful and commanding, her rich, husky vocals dominate whatever soundscape they unfurl across." - NME

Steve Lamacq on 6Music – radio support plus Maida Vale session.

Jack Saunders and Clara Amfo on Radio 1 – ‘King Of Nothing’ Hottest Record in the World (Clara)
Future Artist TOTW (Jack)

Playlists:
Apple Juice – 6Music B list / Radio 1 track of the week
Drive – 6Music A list / Radio 1 B List
Wiggy – 6Music A List / Radio 1 Future Artists Track Of The Week

Featured Reviews:

Sunday Times
Metro
NME
Pitchfork
DIY
Dork
Beat
LOBF
The Face
Wonderland
Clash