Laura Meets Musicians

  Enjoy my favorite picks from Indie Music world released in April 2022, in chronological order!  "APRIL" - Beth Keeping - London, UK (released on April 1st) Beth Keeping is a UK based singer/songwriter with a captivating voice and eloquent flair for storytelling. With colourful pop melodies and empowering themes, her honest and wistful songwriting has connected with people around the world, with self-worth and sincerity being at the forefront of her music. Inspired by artists such as Lauv, Julia Michaels and John Mayer and with a Taylor Swift-esque style, Keeping has gained global attention, travelling to Singapore, Ireland and the USA to lend her writing skills to other artists. After receiving an allied response from fans and critics for some of her previous releases, and gaining close to a million views on TikTok over the pandemic, Keeping felt inspired to start focusing on her own music as an artist. Instagram: @bethkeeping "TRIPPIN...

Born and raised on the sunny coast of Durban (South Africa), Lee  spent most of his days outdoors. He loved singing, even when he was in class supposed to be learning, he would often find himself at the back of the classroom, singing with friends to Boys 2 Men harmonizing while they practice for any talent show that would come their way. He grew up listening to all genres of music, from Michael Jackson to The Foo Fighters, if it had a great beat or it lyrically had meaning behind the song, he was into it. Music has always been his passion: he attended piano lessons as a young boy, which gave him great grounding on how music can be intercepted and how meaningful a note can sound. However, he just felt at the time it wasn't "cool enough" attending piano lessons while his friends were outside skateboarding and riding bikes. Twelve years later, he decided to pick up his fathers guitar and teach himself how to play. He started playing songs that he knew the lyrics to and enj...

  London based singer-songwriter and performer, Lucy Wroe has been developing her sound as a musician since the age of 10, when she first learnt how to play the guitar. Blossoming with poised vocals, groovy drum rhythm and whimsical charm, Wroe’s naturally laid-back sound is best described as jazz-infused indie-pop. Following her debut release in 2020, Wroe’s songwriting has really taken shape, by combining the melodic work from early female songwriters and the modern jazz and electronic production of Lianne La Havas and Jessie Ware; painting in new colours to establish her exclusive sound. Despite numerous lockdowns, Wroe has felt a spark of productivity over the last few years, with 2022 seeing her continue to flourish as the world reopens. She just released her latest EP "Same World" , a real self-reflection journey through the several phases of a love relationship. Lucy's warm and charming voice makes you get lost in the fluctuating and smoothy notes - you can def...

Eli Lev Rising singer-songwriter and global citizen Eli Lev is making the world a smaller place, one song at a time. Eli pens lyrics and melodies for everyday enlightenment—songs that resonate because they’re heartfelt, earthy, and offer the wisdom he’s gained through lifelong travel and self-discovery. Prior to becoming a full time musician, the Silver Spring, MD native spent three years as an 8th grade English teacher on the Navajo Nation in Northern Arizona. The indigenous traditions he learned during this time are the inspiration for his Four Directions project. Just as each cardinal direction holds unique characteristics in the Navajo tradition, so do each of the albums in Eli’s ‘ Four Directions Project ’. Together, the series imaginatively and intrepidly connects spheres and generations within a body of work that is irresistibly uplifting, emotionally resonant, and down-to-earth authentic. ...

Enjoy my favorite picks from Indie Music world released in March 2022, in chronological order!  "POWER OF MY LOVE" Lampshade live session - Rory D'Lasnow - NYC, Usa (released on March 4th) Power Of My Love is part of the latest EP "Songs From An Empty Room" released by Rory D'Lasnow in September 2021. Rory says: " Power Of My Love is a song about persevering through loss. I had written this song about Darren Drake, my friend’s cousin, who was tragically killed in a terrorist attack in NYC. I went to a memorial in his honor and was touched by the impact he had on the lives of people around him (please check out the Darren Drake Foundation). After my father passed, this song began to really resonate with me on a personal level. This song is for anybody who’s lost someone". Instagram:  @rorydlasnow "TALKING TO STRANGERS" - Emily Gabriele - NYC, Usa (released on March 4th) Emily says: "Talking to Strangers is ...