My Brightest Diamond, the project of New York singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Shara Nova, has announced a new album. Fight the Real Terror, the follow-up to 2018’s A Million and One, is out September 13 via Western Vinyl. Today’s announcement comes with the release of the new single ‘Have You Ever Seen an Angel’, which you can hear below.
Speaking about the track, Nova said in a statement: “‘Have You Ever Seen An Angel’ is a reflection on some of the worst moments in my life, moments of great loss or shock, and how at key moments I felt connected to something bigger than myself, as though I was being helped or a feeling of not being alone even when I was alone.”
Nova began writing the album exactly one year ago, right after the news of Sinéad O’Connor’s death broke, and finished the songs on August 13, 2023. The title interpolates O’Connor’s insistence to “fight the real enemy” during her iconic SNL performance. “Fight the Real Terror is a question about activism, and about examining our vulnerabilities,” Nova explained. “I am not offering answers but a glimpse into these contemplations. Writing quickly without orchestration forced me to be in the moment, focusing on structure rather than frill. I wrote & recorded a song a day in my home studio and rather than going back over to tweak, Tom Schick & I wanted to stay close to the unpolished emotion keeping the first drafts.”
Fight the Real Terror Cover Artwork:
Fight the Real Terror Tracklist:
1. Fight the Real Terror
2. Rocket in my Pocket
3. Even Warriors
4. Imaginary Lover
5. Rule Breaker
6. Safe House
7. Have You Ever Seen An Angel
8. Sublime
9. There’s No Place
10. I Saw A Glimpse
