Let’s talk a little bit about Laura Veirs, shall we? Perhaps the craziest thing I learned while looking up some info about her (since I don’t really know anything about anyone ever) is that she was originally in an all-girl punk band back in the day. Which will be even more surprising when you hear the song below. In a somewhat less dramatic way, it reminds me a little of the history of Alex Ebert of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. But it’s cool, because I am all for people exploring their artistry in different ways.
Now she’s a bit more folky, but in a sort of non-folky way. I wouldn’t really call “July Flame”, the title track from her recently released 6th studio album, “folky”. But I also don’t know what else I would call it. But who really needs to label songs anyway? I like tracks like this one that starts out with a cool guitar riff (or any other sort of riff), but then when the lyrics and/or drums enter the scene (its weird to say drums, and not “the beat”. Perhaps a sign that I’ve been listening to way too much electronic music lately?), the riff ends up a little off beat from what you thought it was. I think this will make more sense if you take a listen. And it’s also another one of those tunes where subtle layers are added throughout. I’m a fan of the tune. A catchy little number.
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