Laura Veirs

  • Portland, OR
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  • Blues/Folk
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  • 1999
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About Laura Veirs


Seattle singer/songwriter Laura Veirs sings personal songs of romantic intoxication, everyday vignettes, and occasional social commentary that are often heavy on introspection and intense character scrutiny. Her vocals and melodies rapidly shift and veer, true to her name, up and down her wide vocal range. She put out her own self-titled CD, recorded live and featuring just her and guitar, in 1999. Though she went to the studio for her next album, The Triumphs & Travails of Orphan Mae, it too was self-released (though it saw greater distribution after British label Bella Union decided to reissue it in 2005). 2003 brought the release of Troubled by the Fire, a full-band effort that found the artist sharing the studio with such luminaries as Bill Frisell, Amy Denio, and Fred Chalenor. She signed to Nonesuch the following year and recorded the atmospheric Carbon Glacier, followed by Year of Meteors in August of 2005 and Saltbreakers in 2007. Veirs returned to her folk-leaning roots with 2010's July Flame and switched gears again the following year with Tumble Bee, drawing on the American songbook to create her first-ever children's record. ~ Richie Unterberger, Rovi

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    • July Flame
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    • Little Deschutes
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    • Where Are You Driving?
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    News in Brief: Serena Maneesh, Laura Veirs, Cold War Kids, Red Krayola
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    Behave Yourself, a new five-song EP from Cold War Kids. The band will also play a few intimate shows in big cities in January. -- Also on January 19, ...
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    Laura Veirs Slates New Album, July Flame, for January Release
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    Inspired by peaches she found at a Portland, Ore., farmer's market, Laura Veirs is now set ... Laura Veirs Slates New Album, July Flame, for January R...
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    Songs You Need To Hear: Laura Veirs, "The Ocean"
    American Songwriter
    Debate time: can Led Zeppelin be accurately covered? It's been tried before, by the likes of Cracker, Blind Melon, Duran Duran and Hootie and the Blow...
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    Laura Veirs Releases Trials and Travails of Orphan Mae on Vinyl
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    Laura Veirs will commemorate the 10th anniversary of her album, Trials and Travails of Orphan Mae, by releasing it on vinyl. Watch a pigtailed Veirs t...
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    M. Ward, Chris Walla and Laura Viers Cover Zeppelin
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    and the Consortium: Four Sticks 24. Johanna Kunin and Yikes Mountain: Over The Hills and Far Away 25. Testface: No Quarter 26. Laura Viers and Mount A...
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    Songs You Need To Hear: Laura Veirs, "The Ocean"
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    Rolling Stones song does. But now a new wave of artists are ready to attempt climbing that stairway to heaven. On October 9, Jealous Butchers Records ...
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    Led Zeppelin Tribute Album to Feature M. Ward & Laura Veirs
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Discography

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  • Tumble Bee: Laura Veirs Sings Folk Songs for Children (2011)
    Laura Veirs
    Tumble Bee: Laura Veirs Sings Folk Songs for Children (2011)
    Raven Marching Band Records
  • July Flame (2010)
    Laura Veirs
    July Flame (2010)
    Raven Marching Band Records
  • Saltbreakers (2007)
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    Saltbreakers (2007)
    Nonesuch
  • Year of Meteors (2005)
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    Year of Meteors (2005)
    Nonesuch
  • Carbon Glacier (2004)
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    Carbon Glacier (2004)
    Nonesuch
  • Troubled by the Fire (2003)
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    Troubled by the Fire (2003)
    Bella Union/Setanta (UK)
  • The Triumphs and Travails of Orphan Mae (2001)
    Laura Veirs
    The Triumphs and Travails of Orphan Mae (2001)
    Kill Rock Stars
  • Laura Veirs (1999)
    Laura Veirs
    Laura Veirs (1999)
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