Live: Mary Ocher

Mary Ocher returns with the new piano album "Weimar", her most intimate record yet. The album draws on early 20th-century minimalism, chamber pop, and modern classical influences, while remaining unmistakably Ocher - thoughtful, and grounded in emotional depth. The title "Weimar" alludes to the current era, echoing the fall of the Weimar Republic a century ago and the shadow of fascism that rose in its wake.


Born in Moscow to Jewish-Ukrainian parents and raised in Tel Aviv, she learned from a very young age that questioning authority was a means of survival-and that it came at a hefty price. At 20, after refusing the draft, she left for Berlin, where she became a central underground figure, known for her uncompromising politics and critical writing on nationalism and war, influenced by her upbringing.

Following extensive international touring and a catalog celebrated by The Guardian, The Quietus, TAZ, The Wire, Fader, Paste, Libération, and a recent German Record Critics’ Award. Ocher stands at a pivotal moment. As nationalism, censorship, and cultural fragmentation rise the world over, her examinations of identity, fear, and belonging feel absolutely essential.

Collaborations include Mogwai, King Khan, Die Tödliche Doris, Felix Kubin, and Julia Kent, and homages to Delia Derbyshire and Dorothy Ashby / Omar Khayyam.

Full show list, tickets and updates:
https://maryocher.com/shows

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Press:

"Drawing parallels between our present day and the early 20th century rise of racism, Weimar eschews Ocher’s usual maximalism, revealing a starker kind of drama.” - The Wire

“Weimar is compelling in its starkness, from jaded cabaret opener ‘The Dance’ to the three-part minimalist instrumental ‘The Narrative.’” - The Guardian

"The mood is dark and foreboding - a new fascism has never been so close. Despite this, it's not agitprop, but the intimate reflection of a songwriter interested in the role politics plays in her life." - Rolling Stone DE

“Ocher is a multi-hyphenate outsider artist who wraps sharp geopolitical reflections in peerless avant-pop packaging, as her latest album Weimar richly demonstrates” - Bandcamp

“With her new album, she approaches her art in a considerably more stripped-down atmosphere, resulting in songs that inhabit a brilliant, dramatic sonic atmosphere.” - PopMatters