Laura Gibson - If You Come to Greet Me
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Artist: Laura GibsonEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-11-14
Music Label: Hush Records
Soundtracks:
- This Not The End
- Hands In Porkets
- Nightwatch
- Broken Bottle
- Wintering
- Small Town Parade
- Country, Country
- Certainty
- The Longest Day
Free Music Notes for If You Come to Greet Me
Free Music Review: Wonderful Discovery.
Hit: 5 Stars
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.
If You Come to Greet Me Poster
"Pairs [Gibson's] creaking, aching croon with sweeping strings, melancholy piano, and her carefully picked classical guitar to devastating effect." - WILLAMETTE WEEK"There's a wonderfully nostalgic, almost autumnal quality to Gibson's music--both innocent and melancholy, it harkens back to her small-town childhood in the best possible way." - PORTLAND TRIBUNE
"Gibson uses her clear, confident vocals to keep listeners riveted while she experiments with subtle, slightly askew strums." - PORTLAND MERCURY
Daughter of the town kindergarten teacher and a forest ranger, Laura Gibson's root runs deep in the small coastal town of Coquille, Oregon. An outsider to the burgeoning Portland music scene, Gibson's early choice of venues (an AIDS hospice here, a kindergarten class there) and her complete lack of music scene knowledge may have confused erstwhile veterans, but her homespun sincerity, enchanting voice, and mature songwriting won `em all over in a heartbeat. Listening to If You Come to Greet Me, it's immediately apparent something magical happened at Portland's Typefoundry Studios in Summer 2006 with the capable assistance of Adam Selzer (Norfolk & Western). The release is haunting, perfectly bolstered by gorgeous, orchestral arrangements that never detract from the melodic backbone of Gibson's songwriting. By the end of the sessions, almost all the members of Norfolk & Western had enthusiastically contributed performances. Wayne Miller filled out the troupe with tasteful, loping upright bass lines and Alex James (Delorean) stopped in to sing a few bars. If You Come to Greet Me demonstrates a rich tapestry of emotion over nine songs--hope, ennui, reflection, inspiration, loneliness, happiness, yearning--all stitched together with a steady songwriting hand, where imagery dovetails with melody in an irresistible way.
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