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Title: Gorgeous
Review: I saw Laura opening for Josh Ritter in SF last week. I was listening only fairly casually, but rather liked her performance--at least enough to buy her album from the merchandise table.As it turns out, Laura's album is absolutely beautiful. One of my favorites of the last few years. The songs are crafted in such a way that their scenes are only sketched in collectively by the fairly minimal lyrics, melody, and instrumentation. Laura's vocal style is compelling: phrasing varies all over the place, and she mixes sustained and clipped rhythms in a way that keeps things interesting (Cat Power came to mind for some reason).Nightwatch in particular is amazing. I also love Hands in Pockets, Small Town Parade, and Country, Country.
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