portraits by NICO TURNER interview by OLIVIER ZAHM OLIVIER ZAHM — What can you tell us about your upcoming 10th studio album, which you announced in July? CHAN MARSHALL — It is a return to the stripped-down recording and songwriting style of my past. OLIVIER ZAHM — Your music has allowed you to express your vulnerability and a large emotional range, in the studio and onstage. CHAN MARSHALL — I am lucky that my self-escape became the freedom to express myself. OLIVIER ZAHM — Now that you are more established as a musician, do you still share as much of your emotional life in your music? CHAN MARSHALL — I have always written from direct truth and experience, and the song can’t find me without this light. OLIVIER ZAHM — Since the November 2016 election, you have become more and more political in your social media presence. CHAN MARSHALL…