We are thrilled to share that
@oracogan ’s ethereal new album Hard Hearted Women is out in full & streaming everywhere now!
Ora Cogan’s music is alchemical: part instinct, part ritual, and always conjured from the edges where life feels sharpest. With Hard Hearted Woman, she mixes haunted folk, psych rock, and a shadowy strain of country, building a realm where catharsis feels lush, mysterious and vital. Shaken by the tenor of modern life, Cogan pulled in a circle of kindred musicians and made a record shaped by someone who has looked into the abyss and decided, again and again, to choose curiosity.
A work of devotion to mystery, to community, and to the strange power of making art in a fractured world, Hard Hearted Woman is a record about hardness and resilience; it’s the shell we grow so our most human, breakable selves can survive. Hard Hearted Woman is for anyone trying to stay open, even when the world makes that feel impossible.
Order your Sacred Bones Exclusive Variant of the album on Golden Nugget vinyl now while supplies last! And experience the record’s whimsy in full live - Ora is on tour in the UK and Ireland through April, and touring the West Coast in May!
All songs written and arranged by Ora Cogan. “Outgrowing” arranged by Ora Cogan and Finn Smith.
Produced by Ora Cogan and David Parry.
Engineered by David Parry, assisted by Finn Smith at Dream Club, Ora Cogan at Opal and by Tom Deis at Pineapple Room Studio.
Mixed by David Parry Dream Club and Tom Deis at Pineapple Room Studio.
Mastered by Tom Deis
Ora Cogan: vox, guitars, violin
David Parry: guitars, bass, synths, wurlitzer, organ, percussion
Finn Smith: drums, percussion
Tom Deis: guitars, bass, piano, background vox
Keenan Mittag-Degala: piano, electric organ
Nancy Pittet: bass
Austin Tufts: percussion
Connor Head: hammond organ
Al Murray: drums, accordion
Kris Bowering: synth
Ester Thunander: viola, violin, background vox
Evan Cheadle: electric guitar, nashville guitar
Patrick M’Gonigle: mandolin, strings
Matt Kelly: pedal steel
Lillie McDonough: background vox
Patrick Rendell: acoustic guitar, 12 string acoustic