2/21/2019

My Brightest Diamond Graces the Cover of SF Weekly + Headline Tour Kicks-Off Today

My Brightest Diamond Graces the Cover of SF Weekly Ahead of Headline Tour, Noise Pop Appearance, and Death Cab for Cutie Tour

Super Nova: My Brightest Diamond and the Luxury of Time

Their latest record, A Million and One, is a prism of societal quandaries that reflect its lead singer Shara Nova's preoccupation with her adopted Detroit.

By: Zack Ruskin

Shara Nova has a new record — and a new name.

It was 2016 when the lead singer and songwriter for experimental indie rockers My Brightest Diamond decided to update her surname in an effort to start fresh.

“I got divorced after being married for my whole adult life,” Nova says. “In so doing, I felt that I had reached a new state, and I wanted a name which would reflect that internal shift. Going back to a family name didn’t feel right. The word ‘nova’ — ‘new’ — felt hopeful and transformative.”

Nova’s name isn’t the only thing that’s different these days, as My Brightest Diamond’s fifth record, A Million and One, is a notable departure from the group’s past efforts.

This time around, there’s a dash of disco, a flourish of electronic pulses that conjure both the primal joy of dance as well as the dark underpinnings of an artificial world. When the band performs at San Francisco’s Rickshaw Stop on Tuesday, Feb. 26, fans will hear songs that touch on everything from the murder of Trayvon Martin to the gentrification of Detroit — all processed through the potent lens of Nova’s operatic, frenzied vocals.

Click HERE to Read SF Weekly's Full Interview w/ Shara Nova!

A Million And One out NOW via Rhyme & Reason Records

Click HERE to Stream the New LP!

...A fiercely individualist artist who’s making fiercely individual music.

Nova is directed and moody during these 10 tracks, making the sort of sulky party music that is the specialty of Troye Sivan or Robyn.

...self-discovery through communal groove…