Ora Cogan

The music of singer-songwriter Ora Cogan often floats between psychedelic folk and gothic country, bringing out colors and textures that match her shifts in mood and tone. Her songs generally have an ambient-adjacent sound and a dreamy flow that combine with her wistful voice and electronic instrumentation to create her hazy soundscapes. There is an introspective, brooding feel to her work for the most part, except when she flips the script a little and gets into a more uptempo style and showcases clear hooks and melodies. She leaned further in that direction on her 2023 album Formless, where she expanded her scope as she incorporated some of the post-punk forms into her music as well.