Supporting Coldplay is one thing. Supporting Coldplay and then immediately launching your own tour is another. Hana Lili did the latter—and it’s clear that, in the process, she had no intention of writing anything light.
Not Fair declares this from the very first riff. The distorted guitars sound like they’ve emerged from a rainy garage in Wales—not clean, not polished, but exactly as raw as they need to be. But the song doesn’t stop there. When the chorus hits, something opens up; all the tension accumulated until that moment suddenly releases. Hana’s vocals do precisely that: they hold back, hold back, and then let go. She starts in a whisper, then cuts herself loose.
The influence of Deftones and Pixies is obvious—but not in a bad way. This is someone who knows those references, has internalized them, and has rewritten them with her own anger. The lyrics feel like a diary: they have an air of being written without a second thought, yet that “air” feels very carefully constructed. Those who have heard “Sick of Myself” will immediately notice a step forward in this track. The riffs are heavier, and the phrasing is darker.
Every time grunge seeps into the mainstream, names like this emerge—but most come and go with the tide. I believe Hana Lili stands somewhere different. Because in this track, there is no “performance.” It’s just someone stating that something is unfair, and using their entire voice to say it.
