Episode 216: Out of My Shell with Cassandra Jenkins

Out of My Shell with host Azalia Snail and guest Cassandra Jenkins, who has a brilliant new album called "An Overview on Phenomenal Nature."

We talk of our love for NYC, nature, and playing music on our own terms.

 “The whole thing flows like an emotional breakthrough, tying together disparate observations into a serene and unified vision,” said Pitchfork, which gave the album Best New Music. NPR, in their coverage for New Music Friday, called it “so, so stunning.” 

"Jenkins’ voice floats amid sensuous chamber pop arrangements and raw-edged drums, ferrying us through impressionistic portraits of friends and strangers. Her lyrics unfold magical worlds, introducing you to a cast of characters like a local fisherman, a psychic at a birthday party, and driving instructor of a spiritual bent. In their Rising feature on Jenkins, Pitchfork said: “The idea of decentering the self comes up again and again as a guiding principle... she acts as an ethnographer archiving quotidian sounds and conversations as much as a songwriter telling her own story.”

CassandraJenkins.com