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New Music Critique: Eric Hagen 

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Eric Hagen 

Contact: [email protected]

Web: erichagenmusic.com

Seeking: Booking, Sync/Licensing
Style: Americana

Hagen’s rich, Southern-fried voice has lots of muscle and growl in reserve, and it smolders just right on “Dying Alone,” where he and guest vocalist Marja Hansen haggle out a hopeless relationship. We really like the song’s guitar tone and the organ, which lends a Gregg Allman vibe. Hagen stays in the heavy, mid-tempo range on “Wake Up,” which has lots of loud/soft dynamic shifts in his voice. The song’s organ excursion again adds an indispensible element to the mix. Next, we’re completely surprised by this artist’s unique cover of Fleetwood Mac/Stevie Nicks’ “Dreams.” Starting with a sombre piano supported by a lofty, otherworldly drone, Hagen’s take on the classic (though maybe too long) is inspired.