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If You Come to Greet Me

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This is a really quite marvellous album. I discovered it, having seen reviews in which it was compared it to other artists that I like, as it was available pretty cheaply I decided it was worth investigating further. It proved to be well worth the gamble and I find myself mystified as to why there is not more of a buzz associated with this artist.

Her voice reminds me most strongly of Regina Spektor(but without the endearing/annoying eccentricities) and musically, a little, of Nina Nastasia, but maybe, more immediately likeable. Lyrically there is something of a winter theme running through the songs but there is nothing cold or unwelcoming about the music on this album. The tone of the album is mostly gentle but never bland. The thing that makes this record is the strength of the songs, almost every track has a melody you'll be humming along to on the first or second listen.

Laura Gibson is genuinely one of those rare things: an artist of real quality that even the critics have missed. Give this a chance, I doubt you'll regret it.

I saw Laura opening for Josh Ritter in SF last week. I was listening only fairly casually, but rather liked her performance--at least enough to buy her album from the merchandise table.

As it turns out, Laura's album is absolutely beautiful. One of my favorites of the last few years. The songs are crafted in such a way that their scenes are only sketched in collectively by the fairly minimal lyrics, melody, and instrumentation. Laura's vocal style is compelling: phrasing varies all over the place, and she mixes sustained and clipped rhythms in a way that keeps things interesting (Cat Power came to mind for some reason).

Nightwatch in particular is amazing. I also love Hands in Pockets, Small Town Parade, and Country, Country.