Their Library: Gloria de Oliveira

Gloria de Oliveira’s songwriting seems to construct entire realms with just a few notes. The Brazilian-German artist relishes subtlety, and recently combined with producer Randall Dunn – known for his work with Anna von Hausswolf, Marissa Nadler and beyond – to forge something new.

Out now, ‘The Lying Swans’ sits at the point of congruence between myth and poetry, between personal revelation and hypnotic visions. Crisp songwriting that is at time feather soft, and at others intense and gothic, the album is a song cycle that pushes Gloria to some unusual places.

An exquisite lyricist, there is evidently a literary flair to Gloria de Oliveira’s work, with her compelling word play emphasising and accruing her world-building capabilities.

CLASH sat down with Gloria de Oliveira to discuss the contents of her book shelve for another edition of Their Library.

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What is your favourite book and why?

Cannot narrow it down to one! Some longtime favourites that first introduced me to the power of literature are The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter and Narziss & Goldmund by Hermann Hesse.

What other authors do you like?

Cecilia Meireles, Anne Sexton, Clarice L...