Laura Veirs - Galaxies Video

Laura Veirs
Galaxies

"Ok, name drop alert: Last month, unprovoked, Death Cab's Chris Walla and Ben Gibbard went out of their way to tell me how much they loooove Laura Veirs' new record Year Of Meteors (Nonesuch). And on this night there were even some MTV heavies in the crowd to hear her sophisticated, intimate and intelligent work. In a live setting, her best songs give off even more sparks and their hearts beat a little quicker… As it does on the new album, "Galaxies," stood out, driving home its tasty one-word hook accented by a great little synth noodling in the background."
- Steve Ciabattoni, Editor-In-Chief, CMJ New Music Monthly.

A Seattle resident by way of Colorado, Veirs' background in geology and kinship with the rugged landscape meld together with her punk performing roots to form an unusual musical outlook. Veirs spent most of 2004 touring Europe in support of her Nonesuch debut, the hauntingly beautiful Carbon Glacier, then worked her way around the States. The experience was at times heady, other times grueling, and she incorporated it into her new songs. Year of Meteors is no ordinary travelogue, but it will definitely take you on a remarkable journey.

But don't mistake Laura Veirs for a singer-songrwriter. This is a band record: a fertile collaboration between Veirs and her studio band, the Tortured Souls (who often play live with her). Produced by Tortured Soul band member Tucker Martine, Year of Meteors' lyrics include dream-like images of sky and sea, punctuated by guitar bursts, handclaps and melodic keyboards and strings. In addition to Martine's percussion and "beats" the album features Steve Moore (piano, organs), Karl Blau (bass, guitar, vocals), and Eyvind Kang (viola).

Don't miss Laura on tour!
11/7 Boise, ID Neurolux
11/8 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
11/9 Denver CO venue TBA
11/11 Sedona AZ Future Studios
11/12 Tucson, AZ Plush
11/13 San Diego, CA Casbah
11/15 Los Angeles, CA Spaceland
11/16 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill
11/17 Eugene, OR Sam Bond's Garage
11/18 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge