This Way (Hana Pestle album)

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This Way
HanaPestleThisWay.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 22, 2009
Recorded2008–2009
Genre Alternative rock
Length51:13
Label FNR
Producer Ben Moody, Michael Herring
Hana Pestle chronology
Live in the Studio EP
(2009)
This Way
(2009)
For the Sky EP
(2011)

This Way is the debut album by Hana Pestle. The album was released on September 22, 2009, via Hanapestle.com, and iTunes through Ben Moody's label FNR Records.

Contents

MojoRadio.us calls This Way a journey where "Pestle's lyrics combine with an emotive and ethereal vocal style to evoke soul stirring memories. Her songs sway from brooding and moody, to inspiring and uplifting." [1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Mojo Radio(9.3/10) [2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Never Learned to Lie"3:19
2."The Red Death Ball"4:43
3."Need"3:52
4."Rain"4:08
5."This Way"3:50
6."Not Worth Today"3:56
7."Shadows"4:20
8."Let Me Be"6:14
9."Starting to Like This"3:29
10."Lilly of the Lake"4:34
11."Make You Hurt"3:37
12."What Makes Things"5:11

Personnel

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References

  1. "Mojo Radio praises Hana Pestle's debut album as near perfection".[ dead link ]
  2. Rose, Rustyn. "Review: This Way". Mojo Radio. Retrieved May 22, 2010.[ dead link ]