Cory Hanson

About

Cory Hanson is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist from Southern California, best known as the frontman of psychedelic rock band Wand. Alongside his work with the band, he records solo albums for Drag City that range from cosmic folk and country-rock to guitar-driven psychedelia. His fourth solo album 'I Love People' (2025) earned widespread critical praise, including a 7.7/10 from Pitchfork and a review in Dutch magazine Oor.

56.8K

monthly listeners on Spotify

70.2K

listeners on Last.fm

7.7/10

Pitchfork score for 'I Love People' (2025)

88/100

Metacritic score for 'Western Cum' (2023, universal acclaim)

What's new

sep 2025
Cory Hanson announced a European tour for February 2026, with shows in Zwolle and Amsterdam.
jul 2025
Hanson's fourth solo album 'I Love People' was released on July 25, 2025 via Drag City and was reviewed by Dutch music magazine Oor.
mei 2025
The single 'Bird on a Swing', with a music video directed by Hanson himself, was released as a preview of 'I Love People'.
2024
Wand released the album 'Vertigo' in 2024, to which Hanson contributed as frontman and whose lineup is also heard on his solo album 'I Love People'.