Outside of her session work and her position leading a jazz quartet, bassist, composer, and musical educator Hannah Marks recently released her debut album under own name, with Outsider, Outlier taking a more pop-leaning, singer-songwriter approach to music—albeit a fairly experimental one. The ballads on her Out of Your Head Records debut take a fairly traditional approach to folky indie-rock before getting warped by the influence of noise and free-improv, as heard on the clamorous title track.
Yet things stay relatively subdued in the “Neighborhoods” performance she recently filmed for us on a warm, sunny afternoon in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, where Marks was joined by vocalist Sarah Rossy and guitarist Jack Broza for a minimal rendition of “I’ll Ask Anyway.” With Marks as the centerpiece on double bass (and backing vocals), the brief set maintains the ominous energy of Outsider, Outlier—the sense that the song could dramatically shift gears at any moment. Check it out below.
