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- Summary: The latest full-length solo release from Wand's Cory Hanson was produced with Robby Cody.
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- Record Label: Drag City
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter
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Jul 29, 2025While the full arrangements are stunningly mesmerizing, like the punchy horns on the title track, or the twinkling, alluring guitars on “On The Rocks,” it is when Hanson is left alone at his piano that the album achieves its singularity. .... Whether he’s pontificating over nimble pieces of soul or telling tales fire-side with piano-driven arrangements, Hanson proves to be a modern songwriting giant on I Love People.
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Jul 29, 2025The music is so lovely, and the lyrics so smart, you're reassured that all hope is not lost. [Sep 2025, p.38]
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Jul 29, 2025Like so much of Hanson's music, these songs come on strong from one direction while hiding deeper peculiarities and weirdnesses below the surface.
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MojoAug 12, 2025Highlights: Bird On A Swing's Glen Campbell moves and Lou Reed's gorgeous tribute to a "tai-chi Master". [Oct 2025, p.91]
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Jul 29, 2025Irony and easy melody spur I Love People’s best songs beyond tribute or satire towards a lived-in equilibrium.
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Jul 30, 2025While the album is a little front-heavy, later gems such as “Texas Weather” provide a feel-good, windows-down sound, soaring towards the end of the LP – despite describing surreal scenes involving power lines swaying like snakes and a friend being arrested for murder.
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Aug 1, 2025I Love People is over-the-top in a completely different way to Western Cum. It’s less freewheeling, and leaves an uncomfortable feeling, like a Todd Solondz movie soundtracked by Randy Newman.