![News Added Jun 09, 2014 My Brightest Diamond is the project of singer–songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Shara Worden. The band has released three studio albums, 2006's Bring Me the Workhorse, 2008's A Thousand Shark's Teeth and 2011's All Things Will Unwind, along with remix albums Tear It Down and Shark Remixes, Volumes 1-4. Worden has also […]](https://hasitleaked.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1a6ba4bb-320x320.jpg "My Brightest Diamond : This Is My Hand")
My Brightest Diamond is the project of singer–songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Shara Worden. The band has released three studio albums, 2006's Bring Me the Workhorse, 2008's A Thousand Shark's Teeth and 2011's All Things Will Unwind, along with remix albums Tear It Down and Shark Remixes, Volumes 1-4. Worden has also recorded and performed with The Decemberists (as "The Queen" on their album Hazards of Love) and Sufjan Stevens' albums Illinoise and The Age of Adz.
01 Pressure
02 Before The Words
03 This Is My Hand
04 Lover Killer
05 I am Not the Bad Guy
06 Looking At The Sun
07 Shape
08 So Easy
09 Resonance
10 Apparition
1. Pressure
2. Before the Words
3. This Is My Hand
4. Lover Killer
5. I am not the Bad Guy
6. Looking at the Sun
7. Shape
8. So Easy
9. Resonance
10. Apparition
11. Dreaming Awake (Son Lux Mix)
12. Whoever You Are
13. Dreams Don't Look Alike
14. Dreaming Awake (Mason Jar Mix)
15. That Point When
So excited for this release, ‘Pressure’ is an incredible song! (Sidenote: why does it say 0 days until release?)
Just found out Shara is out there again through an Asthmatic Kitty Recs email, better late than ever.
So she released an EP last month, called “None More Than You” (*). and she’s releasing the album “This Is My Hand” on Sept. 16th!
(*) EP stream @ http://www.stereogum.com/1692385/stream-my-brightest-diamond-none-more-than-you-ep/mp3s/album-stream/
*never (!!!)
its out on what
A review I wrote (for FFWD Weekly): Shara Worden returns with another stunning album under the moniker My Brightest Diamond. This is my Hand comes packed with intense emotion and a breadth of musical techniques that give the album everything from funk and jazz touches to a chamber music feel while maintaining a rooted form that MBD fans will be familiar with.
Worden’s style is unmistakable. While it bears resemblance to genres like trip-hop and chamber pop, the composition brings more to the table than any one genre tag can describe. Most of the songs have a foreboding tone, but are still achingly beautiful. On the odd occasion, a funky groove made by saxophone and bass jumps in, then in the next moment a jazzy undertone arises, and then onto the next surprise.
The lyrics are written with extraordinary richness and stunning imagery. “I could see the shadows while looking at the sun” and “these bouquets of white snow with perfume stars” are just a couple of examples of Warden’s songwriting.
The diversity found under the dark form, the incredible stylistic elements and the rich lyricism is what makes My Brightest Diamond a real favourite, and might make This is My Hand one of her best, most solid albums yet.