Laura Meets Musicians

Maria Wilman Taking a huge leap and making a fresh start at the age of 50, the London-based singer/songwriter, Maria Wilman , has just released her debut album, Dark Horse . The 12-track release showcases Wilman’s willingness to cross-examine the unknown – to draw out both its darkness and its joy and interrogate the idea of what it means for a side of us to appear as if from nowhere. Maria Wilman has a history of doing the unexpected, of transforming in ways guided by a trust in her own potential and strength. It’s a trait that the London-based singer/songwriter explores with candidness and depth on Dark Horse, produced by Colin Elliot (Richard Hawley, Slow Club) that offers a first taste of a much larger body of work written between 2019 and 2022. Sparked by an offhand comment by a friend, Dark Horse finds Wilman interrogating the idea of what it means for a side of us to appear as if from nowhere. What are we leaving behind there? What is the bereavement, the life already lived? Wh...

The Sundots The Sundots are a high voltage Baroque 'n' roll band who takes popular song structures and fuses them with elements of old school classical counterpoint and tonal harmony. The result is a colorful, quirky sonic environment that anyone can enjoy. Their songs discuss the universal themes of human existence: love, heartbreak, acceptance, and peanut butter.  Currently based in New York , they have self-released a double album of 26 songs titled "Flowers in Mythology" . This album was recorded in two separate installments, the first being "Polemonium" , released in 2021, and the second being "Agapanthus" , released earlier in 2023. These albums were mostly recorded and mixed in their apartments in Manhattan, and later Brooklyn. "Flowers in Mythology" can be enjoyed by anyone who loves adventures, catchy melodies, interesting sonic landscapes, classical music, rock music, and oddities. It is available on all streaming services and o...