Ora Cogan
Vancouver Island artist Ora Cogan shares new single ‘Honey’, the first release to come via new label home Sacred Bones Records; as well as announcing details of her forthcoming album Hard Hearted Woman due Friday 13th March 2026.
Photo credit: Alexa Black
Album opener ‘Honey’ is a slow-blooming burn built on warm strings and loose, driving percussion; overlaid with Cogan’s steady, smoky, and consoling voice addressing the “hard hearted woman” who anchors the record. Written in response to anti-trans legislation, the song radiates resilience without ever losing its tenderness.
Written in Twin Peaks-like Nanaimo, B.C., Canada; Hard Hearted Woman grew out of a blur of cold-water plunges, long river swims, late-night ruminations on art and politics with friends, and long drives through the rural Lillooet landscape visiting Cogan’s godmother. The result is a record that glows like something pulled from smoke and seawater - intimate, shimmering, and carved with wit as much as grief. It’s a swirling, jewel-toned ode to all the angels and the demons.
“It’s the most important part, the magic,” Cogan says. “What I write about isn’t always confessional, sometimes it is just an attempt at understanding. Working on music right now feels necessary for a healthy nervous system. I hope that it works that way for the people listening.”
