A Thousand Shark’s Teeth

My Brightest Diamond garnered a plethora of critical praise with the release of A Thousand Shark’s Teeth last month. Masterminded by Shara Worden, the sophomore release emotes a sense of melancholy, intimacy, drama and inspiration.

You can now stream the album in its entirety here thanks to the good folk at Download.com

We’re reeeeeally excited about the forthcoming sophomore album from Brooklyn’s My Brightest Diamond – spearheaded by Shara Worden – who has been established as one of independent music’s most vibrant, creative and original voices. The album’s called A Thousand Shark’s Teeth, and it’s coming out on Asthmatic Kitty Records on June 17th. Charming, playful, daring, foreboding, graceful, eclectic, exciting and visceral: these are all the first words that come to mind after a full listen through A Thousand Shark’s Teeth. It is a record that evokes and challenges, full of the sorts of melodies and arrangements that make a hell of an impression. Shara started working on some of the songs for the record nearly six years ago, and recorded it in all different places – Berlin, NYC, LA – with twenty different players to help achieve her vision. With everything from strings to marimbas, harps, French horns and her own amazing guitar playing (those of us who play guitar here might be more than a little jealous of her skill!), A Thousand Shark’s Teeth is simply a beautiful album made by a brilliant artist. When you hear it, we think you’ll probably agree with us.

Here’s a video of Shara playing A Thousand Shark’s Teeth first single – “Inside a Boy” – at a show this past fall…

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