Pat Hatt - Pat Hatt EP (2025)

California-based singer-songwriter Pat Hatt and his five-track, self-titled EP. Having driven cross-country in search of a new chapter in his life on the West Coast, Hatt was inspired by the awe and freedom only found when one leaves everything behind and starts anew. Having spent most of his young adult life playing guitar in bands nationwide, Hatt took a ten-year hiatus from the music business, swapping his guitar for the chair as a professional barber, before returning to his first love in 2023. This EP opens with the infectious ‘Drunk On Leaving’, his rootsy heartland rock sound packing a punch without ever losing the melody, which encourages comparison to that of Tom Petty. The following number, ‘Turn The Dial’, continues the high octane level whilst still managing to maintain the intensity in the narrative with lines like “I don’t want to run (but) hell, it’s all I’ve ever done”. Possibly the pick of the five excellent songs is the closing number ‘Whiskey Lens’, which bristles with attitude, stuffed full of great one-liners and a chorus that just demands participation. This EP also comes highly recommended.