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Jul 26, 2024 By Marina Malin Photography by Andrew Ondrejcak / Studio Oiseau

My Brightest Diamond (aka Shara Nova) has announced her sixth studio album, Fight the Real Terror, due out on September 13 via Western Vinyl. Ahead of the release, she has shared the lead single, “Have You Ever Seen An Angel,” with a music video directed by Andrew Ondrejcak, watch below. Also below, find the tracklist and cover art for Fight the Real Terror and My Brightest Diamond tour dates.

Fight the Real Terror was created in grieving the loss of Sinéad O’Connor’s death. After the news broke, Nova spent the next three days writing and recording raw demos, grappling with grief and reflecting on O’Connor’s life and art. The forthcoming record follows her 2018 LP, A Million and One.

In a press release, Nova said this about the new single: “‘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.”

Of the album she adds: “Fight the Real Terror is a question about activism, and about examining our vulnerabilities. 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 and recorded a song a day in my home studio and rather than going back over to tweak, Tom Schick and I wanted to stay close to the unpolished emotion keeping the first drafts.”

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

My Brightest Diamond Tour Dates:

Sept 12 - CLEVELAND, OH @ Beachland Tavern

Sept 13 - CINCINNATI, OH @ Woodward Theater

Sept 14 - COLUMBUS, OH @ Rumba Cafe

Sept 15 - PITTSBURGH, PA @ Thunderbird Café & Music Hall

Sept 17 - CAMBRIDGE, MA @ Sonia Live Music Venue

Sept 19 - BROOKLYN, NY @ Elsewhere Zone One

Sept 20 - PHILADELPHIA, PA @ World Cafe Live - Downstairs

Sept 21 - WASHINGTON, DC @ Pearl Street Warehouse

Sept 22 - DURHAM, NC @ Motorco Music Hall

Oct 17 - EUGENE, OR @ Hult Center For Perf. Arts - Soreng Theater

Oct 18 - SEATTLE, WA @ Madame Lou’s

Oct 19 - PORTLAND, OR @ Polaris Hall

Oct 20 - BOISE, IS @ Neurolux

Oct 22 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA @ Cafe Du Nord

Oct 24 - LOS ANGELES, CA @ The Peppermint Club

Oct 25 - PHOENIX, AZ @ Valley Bar

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