Laura Stevenson

My first post in a long while, since I had a few weeks of craziness!  Between vacationing in the Pacific Northwest (which was AWESOME) and getting through a week of wrap-up stuff at school before heading off to clinical rotations (which was decidedly less awesome), things got busy.  Anyways, now I'm back to my bloggin' self.

I just came across a recently released album entitled "Wheel" by Laura Stevenson on Spotify (via the Pitchfork app).  Regardless of Pitchfork's semi-lackluster review, I decided to give it a try (primarily because I loved the album cover art, I admit it).  I haven't been disappointed though.  Laura's stuff is a mixture of country twang and punk-pop that's worth a listen.

I'm going to post two different songs off the album:

• The Spotify link I've provided is the first track off the album, entitled "Renee."  This cut sounds decidedly folksy thanks to a nice string accompaniment.  
• The Youtube video is "Runner," which I believe is the first single off of "Wheel."  Way more upbeat, way more kinda-like-Tegan-and-Sara-ish.

Spotify:  Laura Stevenson – Renée

Youtube: