Start Listening To: Nora Lilith

Dark tones, lo-fi sounds and experimental beats make up the invigorating sound of Nora Lilith; a force to be reckoned with on her new single Daysof8.

For those of you unfamiliar with your music, can you tell us a little about who you are, where you’re from, and what kind of music you make?

I’m a singer/songwriter/producer raised both in Berlin and Austin, TX. I’m unsure of how to categorize my music; I’m drawn to dark tones, lo-fi sounds and experimental beats / avant garde pop.

Your new music video is as weird as it is wonderful. What went into it and who do we have to thank?

Thank you! It was Jilmed quite some time ago with an amazing crew. My close friend Kate Dannenmaier directed it, so it was a very intimate and emotional experience being able to create something visual to go along with this song with someone that I was already very familiar and comfortable with. A lot of glitter went into it, some hard work, and tears of joy.

Tell us a little bit about your songwriting process.

I don’t really have one process, its still something I’m Jiguring out. The last few years I’ve generally centered my production rather than my vocals, so at times I would get frustrated with not having the space I wanted to express myself vocally since my instrumentals came first. Now I’m actually starting the other way around, vocals first and coming up with instrumentals to compliment my voice. But it all depends on what mood I’m in.

How’s the Majestic Casual life been treating you?

Its been great to work with a brand/label I’ve known about for years. The bulk of the project that is being released through Majestic Casual hasn’t come out yet, so I’m excited to see what’s to come.

You’re singer, songwriter, mixer, and producer — if you were to entrust production to any one producer (other than yourself), who would that be?

Oo it depends on what production style i’m in the mood for, but I’d probably have to say Sevdaliza. I love her afJinity for dark soundscapes and her beats are often so simple yet very strange and hard-hitting.

Do you have a specific mission statement behind your music?


No I don’t, making music doesn’t relate to any kind of public mission for me, perhaps a personal one at best. Music allows me to tap into the deepest parts of myself, its a way for me to create a sense of intimacy and connection with myself. If I can inspire any flavour of authenticity in anyone else simply by doing what feels authentic to me, that would make me so happy! But I don’t do it with an externally driven assignment.

You say that this track is about the “awareness of lost and stolen pieces of myself and the des-peration for them to be found”; can we expect more of this strong thematic core in any upcoming music?

I would say Misfed is probably the most raw and emotional track in the upcoming project. But dark and emotional themes are what draw me to creating music, so its definitely something I’ll be doing a lot of.

What do you love right now? 

Swimming and Austin’s beautiful nature scapes.

What do you hate right now?

The extreme summer heat in Texas.

What music are you still listening to from when you were younger?

I still listen to Edith Piaf and Sinead O’Connor, two artists my father used to play a lot when I was a child.

What can we expect from you next?

I’ve got another single coming soon, and then an EP!

Before we wrap up, do you have anything else you want to share with our readers? 

Thanks for the support and to the people who have reached out to me personally, I ap-preciate it so much!