HASSALL Shares Her Perfect Dinner Table Playlist

Naarm/Melbourne singer-songwriter HASSALL has unveiled her vibrant and deeply personal new single, Dinner Table, the first glimpse of her upcoming debut album, Means More To Me Than It Does to You, due July 3. The track pairs HASSALL’s bold storytelling with shimmering synths and quirky instrumentation, delivering an irresistibly charming anthem brimming with heart and humour.

Inspired by her experience living with misophonia, a neurological sensitivity to specific sounds, Dinner Table reflects on the challenges of navigating life with this condition. HASSALL dives into the vulnerability of accepting her quirks, balancing raw honesty with a playful perspective.

To celebrate the release, HASSALL has shared a shared with us a playlist that complements the song’s themes, offering us a glimpse into the influences and emotions behind her work. Dive into Dinner Table and the accompanying playlist for a taste of HASSALL’s one-of-a-kind artistry.  

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HASSALL – DINNER PARTY PLAYLIST 

The key to a perfect dinner party playlist is to choose songs that drown out the awful chewing noises, but not the conversation. Aka, songs with drums, but not too overbearing. Here’s 10  I’ve been reaching for lately:

Wildfire – Carly Winter.

This is a recent find of mine and it was love at first sight. The vocal tone, the Maryland accent, the lyrics, production. All so incredible and addictive.

I Don’t Do Anything – Olivia Barton.

Olivia is one of my top 3 favourite songwriters for sure – her lyrics always feel all inner-monologue-y or like the most natural conversation ever, and the music kind of just sits itself around that. Listen to this song if you love a good plot device.

Jeff Pianki – Weight of the World.

Also in my top 3, Jeff’s songwriting and production on this album is so, so delicious. I’ve never heard a song sum up anxiety so well whilst calming me down at the same time.

All Falls Down – Lizzy McAlpine. The only song off Lizzy’s ridiculously good album ‘Older’ that has drums in from the start. I absolutely love this album – it’s one of those ones that came to me at exactly the right time in my life (also – I used the intro drum fill as inspiration for the intro to Dinner Table!).

Listen To What The Man Said – Wings.

A bit of an older one for this list, but this song just makes me feel so damn happy. The way it ambles along not pretending to be anything it’s not reminds me that you can really write a song about anything. Plus, I LOVE a good outro switch-up.

Tough Love – Flyte & Laura Marling.

Gosh does this song just feel so good to listen to. The vocal harmony choices are so satisfying, and I swear if you listen to the chorus enough times (I have), you can find one double meaning in the lyrics at the very least.

Madison – Drugdealer.

This was my most listened to song for 2024 that wasn’t a vocal warmup. I love music that feels like it’s from 50 years ago, but with slick modern production. This song is a particularly good one for driving with both front windows down.

Engine – Slaughter Beach, Dog.

8 minutes, 53 seconds of pure bliss.

It’s Alive! – Ratboys.

There was a point last winter when I was only really listening to either 1. sad female singer-songwriters or 2. blink-182. This band felt like the perfect marriage of the two. Every single instrument in this song is doing something cool the whole time.

So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings – Squirrel Flower.

I immediately wished I had written this song myself when I first heard it, even before I knew it was a Caroline Polacheck cover. Myself & the band have been playing it at our live shows for a while now, but it still never loses its charm.