Laura Veirs’ 2004 Americana-driven Carbon Glacier into 2006’s Year of Meteors gave us songs wrapped-up in subtle but distinctive art-pop grooves, not too far from the world of The Sea And Cake and Yo La Tengo, with wistfully romantic tunes that break into modestly explosive choruses. Introducing a more isolated songwriting style, augmented by a homespun assortment of crackling instruments - banjo, glockenspiel, piano and vibraphonette, the songs lull you in with their immense simplicity and unerring beauty. Acclaimed singer-songwriter album of the year, pop record Saltbreakers shows Veirs has more than just poetic whimsy up her sleeve, layering intricate guitar lines around fizzing synths. “Ocean Night Song” invokes comparisons with Björk’s “Isobel” and Nina Nastasia’s "Dog". The single “Don’t Lose Yourself” is gorgeous electro-pop, adding Postal Service esque glitchy drum machines to the mix. Saltbreakers sees Veirs writing folky pop tunes that are instantly lovable. Ultimately, “by eschewing the careworn vulnerability so favoured by many female artists”, Laura Veirs is surprisingly refreshing.


Press:



Her voice is fairly low-pitched and conversational, but capable of a range of emotion that prevents her from sounding flat; comparisons to Liz Phair and Suzanne Vega are well-founded. (Splendid Magazine)


Veirs is routinely compared to Suzanne Vega for the dryness of her delivery and to Beth Orton for the way she melds folk rock with dance sonics. (Pitchfork)


Veirs is maybe the gazillionth iteration of the quiet voice and plucked guitar, but she serves as a potent reminder how variable and compelling that combination can be. (Pitchfork)


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