Little Hag

Little Hag is working through their issues and has a third album to prove it. “Now That’s What I Call Little Hag” aptly showcases the wide ranging songwriting of Avery Mandeville. Using 8 producers and studios, they deliver punk rock bangers, deep disco dives, torch songs, folk ballads and much more. Avery rages against capitalism when things go awry while working at a Jersey bar in “1000 Birds.” She skewers an ex in “Would It Kill You?” and “You Blew It!” but she can also turn the lens around and scrutinize herself (“God I'm So Annoying,” “HHSTTHN”). The songs “All 3” and “Oops!” ponder the private vs. the public persona, while “Suck Out The Pain” imagines a way to surgically remove heartache. Finally, she finds new love on the sappy sapphic track “King Cake.” Oh yeah, there’s also an ode to her vibrator (“The Machine”) that might just be a metaphor for the coming AI revolution. Little Hag are self-proclaimed bitch rockers who deliver undeniably modern earworms with infectious live energy, unabashed audacity and a penchant for the uncomfortable and taboo.