Album
July Flame
2010 · Rock, Pop
3 collectors on Gatefold own this
July Flame is an Alt/Indie album by Laura Veirs, originally released in 2010. On Gatefold: 10 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.
About
Singer-songwriter Laura Veirs flirted with the mainstream with a major-label record contract, but in 2010, she’s back in the independent world, scaling back on her arrangements and allowing her folk roots to show through. Out of financial necessity she had to let her backing band go, but this new loneness is not so bad. “I Can See Your Tracks” begins spookily enough, Veirs’ voice peeking out from behind the echo, provided by her boyfriend and producer-extraordinaire Tucker Martine. They’ve been working together for years and they create a romantic weave that’s alluded to throughout the lyrics in tunes obvious (“When You Give Your Heart”) and obscure (“Little Deschutes”). Veirs spends most of her time strumming with Martine’s sensitive arrangements of sparse, carefully chosen strings and light percussion occasionally being overruled by a need to rock out in full force (“Summer Is the Champion”) or at least with a pulsing groove (“July Flame”). The choir arrangement on the tribute to legendary session bassist “Carol Kaye” is especially noteworthy.
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Tracklist
- 1I Can See Your Tracks3:00
- 2July Flame3:48
- 3Sun Is King3:22
- 4Where Are You Driving?2:55
- 5Life Is Good Blues2:38
- 6Silo Song2:42
- 7Little Deschutes4:09
- 8Summer Is The Champion4:28
- 9When You Give Your Heart3:07
- 10Sleeper In The Valley4:05
- 11Wide-Eyed, Legless2:38
- 12Carol Kaye3:22
- 13Make Something Good4:15
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Indie Rock
- sparse
- tender
- pastoral
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Laura VeirsGUITAR, VOCALS, BANJO, PIANO, BASS, WRITTEN-BY BANJO, VOCALS GUITAR, BANJO, VOCALS
- Stephen BarberARRANGED BY
- Tosca String QuartetSTRINGS VIOLIN, CELLO, VIOLA
- Ames AsbellVIOLA
- Annalisa TornfeltBACKING VOCALS CHORUS, HARMONY VOCALS HARMONY VOCALS
- Chris FunkAUTOHARP, MANDOLIN GUITAR , STEEL GUITAR PEDAL STEEL GUITAR
- Eyvind KangVIOLA
- Jim JamesBACKING VOCALS HARMONY VOCALS VOCALS
- John McDonaldVOCALS BACKING VOCALS
- Jon NeufeldBACKING VOCALS ELECTRIC GUITAR GUITAR
- Karl BlauBASS BASS, PIANO, SAMPLER BASS, PIANO, STRINGS, HARMONY VOCALS, ELECTRIC GUITAR, ORGAN, DRONE, SAXOPHONE, VOCALS
- Leigh MahoneyVIOLIN
- Mac MartineBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Nate QueryBASS DOUBLE BASS
- Sara NelsonCELLO
- Sarah DougherBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Scott MageeBASS CLARINET
- Shannon SneedBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
3 collectors on Gatefold own this · 10 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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