“Glass is a record of subtly devastating songs by a cool-headed observer; a mirror and a window.”
The above quote is from the great Wendy Eisenberg, who wrote the liner notes for Glass, Nora Stanley’s debut solo album, which comes out on July 31 on Worm Records.
Stanley has worked with Cassandra Jenkins, Beth Orton, and The New Pornographers. Stanley plays woodwinds (flute and clarinet), piano, synthesizer, guitar, saxophone, and she sings a brilliant calm. Her new songs are focused, intimate, unknowable, evocative, and cosmic.
If you enjoy Aldous Harding, Deerhoof, Feist, Broadcast, Joanna Newsom, or cordial music with a slight edge, Stanley has made an album you should hear. During our conversation, we talk about the following:
Canadian writer Anne Carson
Reflection and separation
Process
Break ups
A racist outbreak on a train
Plane crashes and environmental devastation
A psychotic, emotional break
Transcendental losses
Glass is glass: it reflects, and it is forged through tremendous heat. Thanks for listening and watching.
