Milwaukee singer-songwriter Hanna Simone dropped her new EP Love Letter yesterday, and it’s a six-track testament to her continued evolution as one of the city’s most compelling voices.

Blending her Americana roots with increasingly R&B-inflected textures, Simone has carved out sonic territory that feels both deeply personal and refreshingly unpredictable. Love Letter showcases the storytelling chops that have earned her Radio Milwaukee premieres and stages at venues like Cactus Club, but pushes further into a groove-forward sound hinted at in earlier singles like “Red Lips.”

The EP opener sets the tone with warm, understated instrumentation that lets Simone’s voice do the heavy lifting—emotionally direct and disarmingly vulnerable, as fans have come to expect. The production walks a careful line between acoustic intimacy and modern polish, a balance that suits her genre-blurring sensibilities.

Beyond her own releases, Simone remains a vital connector in Milwaukee’s music community through Sips N’ Songs, her showcase series spotlighting local artists. That curatorial spirit seems to inform her own work—Love Letter feels less like a traditional project and more like a curated collection of moments, each track a different shade of the same emotional spectrum.

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