Ora Cogan I Support: Elaine Malone

In the organizer's words:

Ora Cogan's music is alchemical: part instinct, part ritual and always conjured from the fringes where life feels most intense. On "Hard Hearted Woman" she blends haunting folk, psych-rock and a gritty country edge to create a world where catharsis feels lush, mysterious and vital. Shaken by the tenor of modern life, Cogan gathered a circle of like-minded musicians around him and created an album characterized by someone who has looked into the abyss and chosen to follow curiosity again and again.

"Hard Hearted Woman" was born out of a mixture of cold water baths, long river swims, late night conversations with friends about art and politics, and long drives through the rural Lillooet countryside to visit her godmother. Together with her band and guests from the country and experimental music scenes, she recorded with David Parry (Loving) at the Dream Club in Victoria, B.C., as well as in her studio in Nanaimo and remotely with Tom Deis. The result shines like something conjured from smoke and seawater - intimate, shimmering and as much wit as sadness. It is a swirling, jewel-colored ode to all angels and demons.

A work of devotion to mystery, community and the strange power of creating art in a broken world, "Hard Hearted Woman" is an album about toughness and resilience; it's the shell we put on so that our most human, fragile selves can survive. "Hard Hearted Woman" is for those who try to stay open, even when the world makes that seem impossible.

Price information:

VVK: 22€ plus fees