Hannah van Loon is an American singer-songwriter based in San Francisco.[1] Her debut album Sundays was released on July 13th, 2018[2] via Company Records with production by Chaz Bear of Toro y Moi.[3] Following the release of Sundays, van Loon supported the musical act Kero Kero Bonito on their 2018 tour.[4] Prior to Sundays, van Loon independently released her EP Radiolove and an early version of the song “Bitter Medicine” in 2016.[1]
Tanukichan | |
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| Birth name | Hannah van Loon |
| Born | San Francisco, California, U.S |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Years active | 2016-present |
| Labels | Company Records |
| Website | https://www.tanukichan.com/ |
On October 20th, 2022, Tanukichan released the single "Make Believe" on Company Records. It is the first formal release by the project that does not depict a representation of van Loon's face on the cover art.
Van Loon was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area in a Christian family.[5] She grew up performing classical music, studying keyboard, violin, guitar, and bass.[6] Van Loon first began playing in ensembles as a fiddle player in a bluegrass band. During this time she was enrolled at University of California, Berkeley, majoring in mathematics.[5] She later spent four years in San Francisco pop band Trails and Ways.[7][8]
Van Loon's stage name refers to the addition of the Japanese honorific chan to the name of the tanuki, an animal which has significance in much of Japanese folklore. While growing up, van Loon was often referred to as "Hannah-chan".[6]
The instrumentation and mixing on the single release of "Bitter Medicine" is significantly different from the version that later appears on Sundays. Despite this, there is no formal acknowledgement that this version is a demo.
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