Laura Veirs Information

Laura Veirs

Just learned of Laura Veirs. She is a young recording artist that gets put into the Folk Genre, but hard to classify sounds these days. Very nice sound and her latest CD is the self released July Flame. Check out the Laura Veirs MySpace page to get a listen and you can get 2 free [...]


Laura Veirs in the News



Evening Standard

Laura Veirs, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
The Independent
The date is 23rd November 1963, the time is 5.15pm and JFK has been assassinated the day before. Des... South London duo, Stinkahbell, sprang into 2011 with a wealth of bass-heavy mashups that warranted t... The doctor shouts 'Clear' and lowers the ...
Laura Veirs, Queen Elizabeth Hall - reviewEvening Standard
Laura Veirs, Queen Elizabeth HallThe Arts Desk

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Review: Laura Veirs at Nottingham Rescue Rooms
This is Nottingham
Some would class Oregon's Laura Veirs as a pop singer, others as a folkie. Either way, she writes songs of true originality that land with deceptive lightness on the ear. Her voice addresses rather than caresses, but with charm all the same.




A.V. Club

Laura Veirs
A.V. Club
Songwriter Laura Veirs specializes in haunting, understated folk-pop with layers of acoustic guitar melodies and moody texture from an organ, drums, and subdued electronics. At least that was her reputation before 2007's Saltbreakers kicked up her ...




Culture magazine - February 2012
Journal Live
American singer-songwriter Laura Veirs, who is in the region in February, gets things underway by kindly sharing some of the songs which travel with her wherever she goes. Similarly, everyone has their heroes, the figures they strive to emulate on ...




New look for Culture
Journal Live
The February edition launches My iPod, with American singer-songwriter Laura Veirs sharing her musical tastes; My Hero, with choreographer Antonia Grove revealing who inspired her – they're both in the region this month – and Readers' Lives where ...




Contactmusic.com

Laura Gibson, La Grande Video
Contactmusic.com
Laura has also worked with Laura Veirs; Danny Seim and Rachel Blumberg, as well as collaborating with The Portland Cello Project. The full list of her tour dates are as follows: Laura Gibson - La Grande Video.

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Evening Standard

CDs of the week: Kathleen Edwards, First Aid Kit and The Atlas Mountians
Evening Standard
Her voice - clear, strong, streaked with a wintry melancholia - is at times eerily reminiscent of Laura Veirs, as is the way the melodies elegantly twist away from predictable paths. Edwards has enlisted help from various quarters, ...
Kathleen Edwards - Voyageur - a grownup pop masterpieceHoly Moly!

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Business Matters: Lessons from the Annual Village Voice Critics Poll
Billboard.biz
That's why Laura Veirs made the list at #900. Veirs got quite a bit of blog and mainstream attention a few years back when she was releasing music on Nonesuch. Her latest album, "Tumble Bee," was released on Raven Marching Band, the imprint that ...




Lauren Laverne
BBC 6 Music
Lauren Laverne returns with a live session from Laura Veirs in the 6Music studios. Throughout the last decade, the Portland based singer songwriter has attracted much critical acclaim and returned last year with Tumble Bee, a new record full of folk ...




Hello I Must Be Going
Chicago Tribune
As a director, Louiso operates within a narrow emotional range; while not as bleak as "Love Liza," the film feels similarly monotonous and desperately needs more dramatic fluctuation. Even Laura Veirs' music, beautiful in its own right, reinforces a ...

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