Laura Veirs - "Arc Still Bends"
Photo by Shelby Brakken
There's just something about Laura Veirs' version of folk and singer-songwriter that is completely unique. Her latest single, "Arc Still Bends," is about as straightforward of a song as you can get... except it's not. It has moments that are oddly aggressive, and it sounds almost DIY at others. Veirs arranges her songs in such a unique way that the parts aren't wildly different, but the structure is. "Arc Still Bends" is a gorgeous song that has some unexpected dissonance throughout. Veirs is such a wildly unique artist that could easily cross over into the mainstream without losing a single indie fan.
Laura Veirs says of her latest single:
“This song wrestles with whether Martin Luther King Jr.’s idea that ‘the arc of the moral universe bends toward justice’ still holds true. It sits in that uneasy space between doubt and hope–grappling with a sense of futility in the present moment, while the chorus reaches for something brighter: ‘I’ve been searching for a remedy / guess I’ll keep searching / but three sunbeams I found / warm the cold ground.’ For me, those rays show up in the sound itself—the electric guitar lines in the chorus sound like sunlight to me.”
You can watch the video for "Arc Still Bends" below. Temple Songs is due out August 14 on Raven Marching Band Records, and is available for pre-order here. For more on Laura Veirs, check out the artist's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the video and include October 11 at Club Passim in Cambridge, MA.
08/14/26 - Instagram & Facebook Livestream with Corin Tucker @ Laura’s House - 7:15 pm PST
08/15/26 - Portland, OR @ Music Millenium
08/30/26 - Dayton, OR - Live Wire Speakeasy Series @ Domaine Drouhin Oregon Winery
09/10/26 - Cambridge, UK @ Storey’s Field Centre
09/11/26 - Sheffield, UK @ Upper Chapel
09/12/26 - Newcastle, UK @ Cluny 2
09/13/26 - Glasgow, UK @ Saint Luke’s
09/14/26 - Manchester, UK @ St. Michael’s
09/16/26 - London, UK @ Earth
09/17/26 - Southampton, UK @ Papillon
09/18/26 - Bristol, UK @ Strange Brew - SOLD OUT
09/19/26 - Birmingham, UK @ Kitchen Garden Cafe - SOLD OUT
09/20/26 - Nottingham, UK @ Old Cold Store
09/22/26 - Galway, IE @ Monroe’s
09/23/26 - Dublin, IE @ Whelan’s
09/24/26 - Belfast, UK @ The Black Box
09/25/26 - Kilkenny, IE @ Cleere’s
10/08/26 - Vienna, VA @ Jammin Java
10/09/26 - Philadelphia, PA @ Nikki Lopez
10/10/26 - New York, NY @ Cafe Wha
10/11/26 - Boston, MA @ Club Passim
10/13/26 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
10/14/26 - Columbus, OH @ Natalie’s
10/15/26 - Evanston, IL @ Space
10/16/26 - Fort Atkinson, WI @ Cafe Carpe
10/17/26 - Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
10/19/26 - Los Angeles, CA @ Peppermint Club
10/20/26 - San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord
10/22/26 - Trout Lake, WA @ Trout Lake Hall
10/23/26 - Vashon, WA @ Open Space for Arts & Community
10/24/26 - Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall
10/25/26 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
10/26/26 - Mount Vernon, WA @ Lincoln Theatre
12/20/26 - Berlin, DE @ Donau115
04/14/27 - Paris, FR @ La Mechanique Ondulatoire
04/15/27 - Essen, DE @ JUBB Werden
