Laura Gibson: La Grande
It's no mystery—you don't name your new album _La Grande_ unless you plan on expanding your sonic palette. Nor do you enlist a virtual who's who of veteran overdub buddies (The Dodos, Calexico's Joey Burns, two Decemberists). On her first handful of releases, Oregon-based folkie Laura Gibson has made a career out of barely playing, with a lonesome country-jazz voice that floats softly, like a ghost through a windowpane. read more
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When an album is named after a place, it often comes from a positive or strong emotion. That’s not exactly the case with Laura Gibson’s La Grande, which instead was inspired by the Oregon town that “people usually pass through on their way to somewhere else, but which contains a certain gravity, a curious energy.” read more
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Along the way, Laura Gibson received help from the likes of Calexico's Joey Burns, The Dodos' Meric Long and Logan Kroeber and The Decemberists' Nate Query and Jenny Conlee in creating what's become her beautiful Barsuk debut La Grande. Check out his first single here. read more
Found in: Featured AudioLaura Gibson and Ethan Rose Announce Tour
An unlikely pair, Laura Gibson and Ethan Rose came together after a conversation about music. She is a folk singer, he, an electronic composer. And yet, despite their differences, together they created an interesting and beautiful album, Bridge Carols, that melds richly textured soundscapes with stream-of-consciousness improvised vocals. Now, the duo is hitting the road to bring the songs from Carols to life on stage.... read more
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Bridge Carols treads in unmarked territory, its lyrics drifting... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesThe Haunting of Laura Gibson
Portland, Ore.-based singer/songwriter Laura Gibson wrote her new album, Beasts of Seasons, underneath a cemetery. Her basement apartment was built into... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesLaura Gibson: Beasts of Seasons
Portlander Laura Gibson sings slow-moving... read more
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