The Truth and Other Stories

Brigid O'Neill's new album The Truth and Other Stories, recorded at Skinny Elephant Studios in Nashville with Neilson Hubbard in the producer's chair, cannot help but be influenced by the times which informed it. "Very few people escaped being affected by the pandemic, writers included. Somehow the experiences of it seeped through onto our work and I feel The Truth and Other Stories is no exception in that regard."

That said, this is not specifically an album about Covid or the pandemic. "I was fascinated by the concept of 'truth' and intrigued by the concept of everyone having a different version of their truth...a personal viewpoint, their own narrative, their own story. The title plays a bit with shades of meaning - a 'counter positioning' if you like. The 'other stories' may challenge the truth, but 'the truth' retains that sense of the absolute. In the songs I hope to present the realities of different characters through short stories. As I moved through the pandemic however, different stories came to light and sometimes the focus would shift."