If It's Too Loud...

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 br...

Photo by Shelby Brakken Laura Veirs has long had one of the most interesting and compelling takes on the folk and indie rock genres out there. Her latest single, "Pulse," is a unique mixture of singer-songwriter and a more experimental style. It starts out in the vein of 90's lo-fi folk-ish music, and it slowly gets a little more jammy as it goes on. By jammy, I mean less jam band and more like late period Sonic Youth. There is an interesting horn that comes in before it's replaced by noise rock goes jam band guitar. It's this wonderfully odd melding of the mainstream and the experimental that has made us such big Laura Veirs fans for a while now. "Pulse" is a great direction for her sound to wander in, and we're looking forward to hearing more. Laura Veirs says of her latest single: “This song is about feeling the pulse of being alive—trusting that something good is still moving toward us, even in the middle of chaos and suffering. It’s the most son...