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Jenn Wasner (Wye Oak, Dungeonesse, Flock of Dimes) Talks My Brightest Diamond’s This is My Hand

By Jenn Wasner | September 16, 2014

By Jenn Wasner | September 16, 2014

Jenn Wasner (Wye Oak, Dungeonesse, Flock of Dimes) Talks My Brightest Diamond’s This is My Hand

Does My Brightest Diamond’s Shara Worden realize that she simultaneously reminds us of her humanity and transcends it?

Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond) Talks Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings’ Give the People What They Want

By Shara Worden | January 15, 2014

By Shara Worden | January 15, 2014

Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond) Talks Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings’ Give the People What They Want

The backstory to Give the People What They Want is that last summer, Sharon Jones was diagnosed with stage-two pancreatic cancer. The album...

Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond) Talks Katy Perry’s Prism

By Shara Worden | November 1, 2013

By Shara Worden | November 1, 2013

Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond) Talks Katy Perry’s Prism

The past is not repeatable. There is only the future. There are times in some artists' lives when they strike a chord with the culture at a...

Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond) Talks Mavis Staples’ One True Vine

By Shara Worden | June 27, 2013

By Shara Worden | June 27, 2013

Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond) Talks Mavis Staples’ One True Vine

In 1990, I heard Mavis Staples' voice for the first time. That year, I moved to a new state, a new culture, and a new high school, and I found...