Nora O’Connor returns with “My Heart” (Pravda), her first solo album in close to 20 years. That’s not to say she hasn’t been busy, of course. We talk about her work with everyone from Decemberists and New Pornographers to Robbie Fulks and Iron and Wine.

Nora answers the question “why now?” for putting out a solo release, and we talk about its distinctly “AM radio” vibe.

We met on a rainy Evanston street and got ghosted by the evening’s participating restaurant, which was weird. Just in case you were wondering why we were in the car and not actually eating…

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Looking for a holiday gift or something cool to read on a road trip this season?

Try Ninety Days in the 90s: A Rock N Roll Time Travel Story. It’s the ultimate novel about the ’90s and Chicago’s music scene.

Join record store owner Darby on her trip back to 1990s Chicago as she jumps on the Grey Line to time travel back to her carefree twenties, soaking up all the pop culture and rock n roll nostalgia you could ever imagine.

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