{"title":"Hannah Williams and The Affirmations","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"50-foot-woman-the-instrumentals","title":"50 Foot Woman - The Instrumentals","description":"\u003cp\u003eRecord Kicks is proud to present the Instrumentals from 2019's critically acclaimed album \"50 FOOT WOMAN\" by Hannah Williams \u0026amp; The Affirmations. Recorded strictly on tape at ATA Records and mixed and produced by Shawn Lee, this album captures all of the visceral power of The Affirmations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHannah Williams turned heads worldwide when the hip-hop superstar Jay-Z sampled her heart-stopping vocals on 'Late Nights \u0026amp; Heartbreak' for the title track, '4.44' on his 2017 album. With the new album 50 FOOT WOMAN, released last October 18th on the Milan based imprint Record Kicks, Hannah and her exemplary, Bristol-based band the Affirmations delivered a definitive career statement.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Record Kicks","offers":[{"title":"Clear | LP","offer_id":50463844499787,"sku":"1091458","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/69ac78c8-251a-46e2-96a0-d2c912b90117_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727267264"},{"product_id":"50-foot-woman","title":"50 Foot Woman","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe highly anticipated album by Jay-Z's 4:44 soul hurricane Hannah Williams \u0026amp; the Affirmations produced by award-winning composer and multi-instrumentalist Shawn Lee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHannah Williams, the British soul hurricane who sensationally became part of Jay-Z's chart-topping \u003ci\u003e4:44 \u003c\/i\u003ealbum, is primed and ready for her own national and international breakthrough.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliams turned heads worldwide when the hip-hop superstar sampled her heart-stopping vocals on \u003ci\u003eLate Nights \u0026amp; Heartbreak\u003c\/i\u003e for the title track, \u003ci\u003e4.44\u003c\/i\u003e on his 2017 album. Now Hannah and her exemplary, Bristol-based band the Affirmations deliver a definitive career statement with the drop-dead soulful new album \u003ci\u003e50 Foot Woman \u003c\/i\u003ewhich will be released October 18th on the Milan based imprint Record Kicks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe album captures all of the visceral power of the band's increasingly legendary live performances. Shades of classic Soul and Psychedelic Funk blend uniquely with modern-day flavours on a record destined to set the soul agenda for 2019 and far beyond. \"I've never been as proud of anything in my entire career\" says Hannah.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Record Kicks","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50463845843275,"sku":"1078603","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50463846105419,"sku":"1078604","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/7b80e570-0e53-4775-8e95-9a1b2c0440ad_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727267300"},{"product_id":"late-nights-and-heartbreak-10th-anniversary-edition","title":"Late Nights and Heartbreak (10th Anniversary Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecord Kicks proudly presents the 10th anniversary vinyl reissue of \u003cem\u003eLate Nights and Heartbreak\u003c\/em\u003e, the breakthrough album by Hannah Williams and The Affirmations - home to the song that became the emotional backbone of Jay-Z’s landmark album 4:44. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally released to critical acclaim in 2016, \u003cem\u003eLate Nights and Heartbreak \u003c\/em\u003ehas since become a modern soul classic. Its legacy was sealed when Jay-Z famously built the title track of 4:44 entirely around Hannah Williams’ original recording. Used as a raw confession of infidelity, the song served as Jay-Z’s response to his wife Beyoncé’s Lemonade, introducing Hannah’s unmistakable voice to a worldwide audience. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecorded at Quatermass Studio in London—the home base of cult heroes The Heliocentrics - \u003cem\u003eLate Nights and Heartbreak\u003c\/em\u003e captures Hannah backed by her newly formed band, The Affirmations. The album was produced by Malcolm Catto, renowned for his work with artists such as Mulatu Astatke, Orlando Julius, Floating Points, Quantic, DJ Shadow, and Madlib. Mixed fully analogue and mastered to tape, the record delivers a sound that is raw, punchy, and deeply immersive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross 13 tracks, \u003cem\u003eLate Nights and Heartbreak \u003c\/em\u003eexplores visceral, heavy-hitting soul infused with a subtle psychedelic edge. From the haunting first single “Tame in the Water” to the relentless eight-minute groove of “Still in My Head,” the album showcases the sheer power and control of Hannah’s voice at its most electrifying. “Woman Got Soul” delivers five minutes of infectious, hard-driving funk, while deeper cuts like “Another Sunrise” and “Your Luck Can Change” provide lush, emotional backdrops for themes of love, lust, longing, anger, and vulnerability. All songs are original compositions written by the Bristol-based collective surrounding The Affirmations, led by musical director James Graham—except for a stunning, monster psychedelic-soul reinterpretation of “Dazed and Confused,” heavily inspired by the original version by Jake Holmes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlessed early on by the late Sharon Jones, Hannah Williams first burst onto the soul scene with her debut album A Hill of Feathers in 2012. The single “Work It Out” became an independent radio hit, setting the stage for a career steeped in modern soul mythology. Raised in a musical household, Hannah sang in her church choir from the age of six and could read music before she could properly read words. 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