Laura Veirs Sets July Release For 12th Studio LP 'Found Light', Posts New Single
Thursday, 21 April 2022
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Shelby Brakken
Laura Veirs has announced her 12th studio album.
The follow-up to 2020's 'My Echo' is called 'Found Light' and will arrive on July 8 via Raven Marching Band. Co-produced by Veirs and Shahzad Ismaily, it mostly centres around life after divorce, and is previewed by the newly unveiled lead single Winter Windows, which unfurls over lively, driving percussion and fuzzy guitar tones.
The track comes with a video viewable below, alongside the record's cover art and tracklist. "I love how this video captures feelings of freedom and strength and weirdness, despite the lyrics in this song being quite heavy in spots," explained Veirs.
"I hope this video conveys the confidence and sense of aliveness that I feel now as a solo woman in the world after a tough two and a half years of going through my divorce and the pandemic."
Commenting on the new track, she added that it's "very much about the strength of mothers and the power that women in cooperation have to shape their own lives and the lives of children. It’s about us taking the reins of life and sharing our internal light and power. I believe these rays of strength echo outward and foster love that is passed through the generations. It was fun to stretch my vocals on the high chorus near the end. This song gets at my punk roots but feels confident and current to my life right now."
This summer, Veirs will embark on a UK tour, which includes a show at London's Union Chapel on June 30. Tickets are on sale now.
'Found Light' tracklist:
1. Autumn Song
2. Ring Song
3. Seaside Haiku
4. Naked Hymn
5. My Lantern
6. Signal
7. Can’t Help But Sing
8. Eucalyptus
9. New Arms
10. Sword Song
11. Time Will Show You
12. T & O
13. Komorebi
14. Winter Windows
Laura Veirs Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Fri June 10 2022 - NOTTINGHAM Bodega Social Club
Sat June 11 2022 - CAMBRIDGE Storey's Field Centre
Sun June 12 2022 - BIRMINGHAM Hare And Hounds
Wed June 15 2022 - EDINBURGH Summerhall
Thu June 16 2022 - GLASGOW Stereo
Sat June 18 2022 - LEEDS Belgrave Music Hall
Sun June 19 2022 - MANCHESTER Deaf Institute
Wed June 22 2022 - BRISTOL Thekla
Thu June 23 2022 - EXETER Exeter Phoenix
Mon June 27 2022 - PORTSMOUTH Wedgewood Rooms
Tue June 28 2022 - GUILDFORD Boileroom
Thu June 30 2022 - LONDON Union Chapel
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