An Artist's Blog

The Day Lena Dunham Watched My Suitcase Fall Apart

The one left standing on the front side is no longer intact, having lost the other front-facing wheel months ago. The front is now toothless.

Mar 19 • Eliza Spear

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February 2026

Shouldn't Release Days Feel Like Release?

So with lingering visuals from the dream I had between 6 and 9AM about joining a nudist colony, I’ll tell you this: The Brooklyn Circus is now yours.

Feb 20 • Eliza Spear

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The Day I Stopped Pretending I Was Indifferent Was The Day I Finally Met Myself

I could tell you I can’t believe I’m so young. I could tell you I can’t believe I’m so old.

Feb 5 • Eliza Spear

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January 2026

Are Women Born Obsessive?

I’m obsessive and fixated on most things in my life.

Jan 8 • Eliza Spear

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November 2025

In Begin Again, Keira Knightley and Mark Ruffalo record an album on NYC sidewalks. We actually did that.

The Brooklyn Circus, a live album recorded on the streets of Brooklyn, is available now, exclusively on Unreleased.

Nov 26, 2025 • Eliza Spear

Poem: New York Strangers Are Your AA Support System

A poem about the busker I made eye contact with in the 42nd street subway station. And Thomas Jefferson.

Nov 20, 2025 • Eliza Spear

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October 2025

Choose Wisely Who You Dream With

My crew of producers, engineers, videographers, and musicians and I just wrapped an EP recorded on the streets of Brooklyn, and I’ve never felt more…

Oct 30, 2025 • Eliza Spear

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Dog Spelled Backwards is God

I’m recording an album on the streets of Brooklyn, in collaboration with the sounds and people of the city (aka you). Because art and gatherings are the…

Oct 9, 2025 • Eliza Spear

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September 2025

When to go home

I’m familiar with the kind of homesickness that follows you into your New York apartment. I’m familiar with craving summer, but a summer ten years ago.

Sep 18, 2025 • Eliza Spear

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How to Bury a Body (of Work)

In the burial of my second album, I find a quiet pride.

Sep 4, 2025 • Eliza Spear

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August 2025

Random Unreleased Lyrics from Sparkly Nails and a Tired Heart

A peek into my next record. And where I've been over the past year. And where I am now.

Aug 21, 2025 • Eliza Spear

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Reading my writing feels like swallowing vomit

I want music that slaps me in the face with the brutality, and beauty, of this reality. I want it recorded to the sound of my nails clawing at a wall…

Aug 14, 2025 • Eliza Spear

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