Acclaimed singer/songwriter Hannah Cohen has shared “Draggin’,” the second released single from her forthcoming album Earthstar Mountain, due March 28, 2025 via Bella Union / Congrats Records. The rousing “Draggin’” pokes at the absurdity of familial relationships and witnessing friends struggling with theirs.

Of the single, Cohen noted “There is a universal truth: water is wet, the sun rises in the east and your family will drive you to your brink.”

Drawing from their shared love of Dusty Springfield, Gal Costa, Minnie Riperton, Ennio Morricone, Neil Young and Sly & The Family Stone, Cohen and Owens began to experiment with arrangements that feel both familiar and entirely new. They welcomed friends to the process––Sufjan Stevens, Sean Mullins, Oliver Hill, Claire Cottrill (Clairo), Liam Kazar and more––and it was the encouragement of those who most inspired her, and the quietude of her beautiful life, that the pieces of Earthstar Mountain started to make sense. 

Earthstar Mountain is an ode to curiosity. It asks what it means to live a life: how do we decide which direction to take? How do we stay there? And what happens when the rug is pulled from under our feet? This indecision is embraced and emphasized, underlined in a wandering doodle. “I’ve always wanted a certain life, but then I also want another kind of life,” she says. “They both hover over me all the time.” There is power and release in this observation: the duality of self, of light and dark, stillness and movement, lovers and strangers. A life exists because these dualities cohabitate––the universe within ourselves and the universe outside. The struggle is where clarity is formed and Cohen, ever-open to the possibilities, invites us to take a walk in the woods with her. Like the 1882 lithograph adorning the cover, there’ll be a beautiful view waiting for you whichever path you choose. 

Hannah Cohen has also announced a show in Los Angeles at Zebulon on July 29. As announced last month, she’ll also play two nights at Union Pool in Brooklyn on April 15 & 16.

Photo Courtesy: Josh Goleman