Song of the Day - Night Drive by Laura Meyer
A Fresh Song Every Weekday
Laura Meyer
Listen to "Night Drive" by Laura Meyer.
www.laurameyer.net
Laura Meyer, a folk-rock artist based in New York City, independently released Miles From Nowhere, a collection of twenty songs, this fall. Inspired by 40.000 miles of touring, she documents her travels with natural imagery, reflections of life in the city and on the road, and a voice that turns soft or growly at will. Her fingerpicking guitar style is simiiarly soothing or charged with bluesy energy from song to song.
"Night Drive" shows her folk side with poetic images – the moon rises like a ripe peach, I'd like to taste it, but it's out of reach – and her clear, wistful crooning that's appealing whether the setting is a coffeehouse gathering or intimate club. Her intricate fingerpicking adds enough lively accompaniment to keep good energy flowing as she guides listeners along.
She gets bluesy at times, her voice deepens like a lioness in protective mode. On "Miles From Nowhere" her vocal gets gritty and surly to back up her no-nonsense lyrics and chugging guitar riff.
"City of Angels" is a quest for miracles that rings with a forlorn wanting. Her electrified guitar bolsters the song with a potent but subdued power. Lead track "Katrina, Katrina" is melodic as Meyer pines, gathering answers in her solitude and questions.
Working the folk festival circuit, Meyer has earned a number of awards and accolades in recognition of her skill. She's successfully translated that live performance appeal to her recorded material. Meyer's array of songs on Miles From Nowhere are like a set of charcoal sticks with subtly different colors that leave marks of defiance, heartbreak, attraction, contemplative meandering, artfully rendered observations, and hopeful moments.
Laura Meyer performs Thursday, October 8, 2009 at recordBar. Other acts include John Velghe and Chupacabra.
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