Interview: Cassandra Jenkins – “I’m fascinated by people”
This ability – if you can call it that – to attract people into speaking to her has played a key role in the creation of her new album, An Overview on Phenomenal Nature. Throughout the album, people continually pop up, and whether they’re friends, acquaintances or random strangers, all are given time and space, as their effect on the songwriter was usually a deep one. “I’m a very, very sensitive person. I’m very empathetic,” Jenkins says. “Sometimes I really absorb people’s energy, for better or worse, and I’m really affected by it. A sensitive human being like myself has to be careful, but it’s mostly a blessing. I’m fascinated by people.”
I had a really delightful chat with Cassandra Jenkins, who has put out one of the best records of early 2021 in An Overview on Phenomenal Nature. She told me about its creation, her experience of David Berman and more - get the scoop over on Beats Per Minute.
