Laura Veirs' latest release, the stripped-down July Flame, uses atmosphere and tension as the connective tissue for its songs.
NPR: Exclusive First Listen: Laura Veirs
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Although Veirs has been on Nonesuch Records for her past three albums, July Flame will come out on her own label, Raven Marching Band Records, on Jan. 12.
NPR: Exclusive First Listen: Laura Veirs
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Veirs, who's been setting her observations to song since 1999, says she was in a writing slump going into this record, so she challenged herself with odd tunings on her nylon-string guitar.