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Mandy Moore On Self-Forgiveness And Her Musical Reawakening On 'Silver Landings'

After a decade-long gap between albums, the singer and This Is Us star talks to NPR's Ari Shapiro about returning to music, conquering self doubt and revisiting old songs.
<em>Silver Landings </em>is Mandy Moore's first new album in over a decade. "I feel like this fully realized version of myself making music again" she tells NPR's Ari Shapiro.

Mandy Moore grew up in the musical spotlight: her 1999 hit "Candy" was released when she was just 15. But for the last 11 years, Moore hasn't released any new music; these days she's more known for playing Rebecca Pearson on the NBC drama This Is Us. Now Mandy Moore the singer is back with a reflective new album called Silver Landings.

Ahead of the release of , NPR's Ari Shapiro spoke to Mandy Moore about battling self doubt,. Listen to their conversation in the player above, and read on for highlights of the interview.

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