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FR 149: Kara-Lis Coverdale on Dirt, Heat, and Otherworldly Sounds

After a long break, the Canadian musician is back—and more productive than ever.

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Philip Sherburne
Jan 06, 2026
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Kara-Lis Coverdale (photo: Norman Wong)

A conversation with Kara-Lis Coverdale isn’t easily transcribed. There’s a musical quality to the way she talks that doesn’t necessarily scan on the page. Not just her intonation, or the way she frequently breaks into laughter; even the shape of her sentences resembles a pianist feeling out a melody at the keyboard…

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