Singer/solo artist Nora OConnor steps back into the spotlight (Episode 794)

Published: Nov. 16, 2022, 1:03 p.m.

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Nora O\\u2019Connor returns with \\u201cMy Heart\\u201d (Pravda), her first solo album in close to 20 years. That\\u2019s not to say she hasn\\u2019t been busy, of course. We talk about her work with everyone from Decemberists and New Pornographers to Robbie Fulks and Iron and Wine.

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Nora answers the question \\u201cwhy now?\\u201d for putting out a solo release, and we talk about its distinctly \\u201cAM radio\\u201d vibe.

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We met on a rainy Evanston street and got ghosted by the evening\\u2019s participating restaurant, which was weird. Just in case you were wondering why we were in the car and not actually eating\\u2026



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