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- Summary: The latest full-length release from Oregon-based singer-songwriter Laura Veirs was created from recordings she made using her phone's voice memo app.
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- Record Label: Raven Marching Band Records
- Genre(s): Country, Americana, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Indie Folk
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MojoNov 1, 2023They are spare but complete, as rich as old letters or photographs. [Dec 2023, p.86]
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Nov 1, 2023With Phone Orphans, Veirs exposes her creative process and, in doing so, maps out the rich topography of her psyche.
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UncutNov 1, 2023Standouts such as "Rocks Of Time" and "Next One, Maybe" have all the depth, richness and candour that Veirs' admirers have come to expect. [Dec 2023, p.36]
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Nov 1, 2023She doesn’t know the meaning of life any more than the rest of us. She has given the question serious thought and created art from the possibilities by singing, playing, and recording over the telephone late at night. That offers its own charming reasons for existence.
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Nov 2, 2023This is probably one for Veirs purists, but such is the standard of her songwriting that even among these sketches, there’s some real gems to be found.