About this episode

Ora Cogan discusses her music career and latest album in this episode.

Ora Cogan is a Nanaimo based indie singer-songwriter known for her uniquely psychedelic and cinematic folk rock. Over her 10+ year career, she has collaborated with several international artists and has extensively toured North America and Europe. Cogan's latest album Hard Hearted Woman is one of her best received releases to date including a long list placement for the 2026 Polaris Music Prize, coverage in multiple music publications, including Pitchfork, and an appearance on KEXP. Once More With Feeling is a new series made by James Olson, producer Felix Fung of Little Red Sounds, and a talented videography team. Available now, only on YouTube with new episodes every other week. Keep up with the show on Facebook and Instagram . Credits: Hosted and produced by James Olson. Edited and mixed by Will Chernoff. Powered by  Chernoff Music .

People in this episode

Host: James Olson

Guest: Ora Cogan

Topics covered

• indie music
• singer-songwriter
• album release
• music collaboration
• North American tour
• European tour

Keywords

• Ora Cogan
• Hard Hearted Woman
• indie singer-songwriter
• Polaris Music Prize
• psychedelic folk rock
• North America
• Europe
• music publications

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: KEXP, Pitchfork, Chernoff Music, Little Red Sounds

Books & works: Hard Hearted Woman

Places: Nanaimo

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