Laura Meets Musicians

  Enjoy my favorite picks released in March 2023, in chronological order! "NIGHT MUSIC" - Faeya -  Canada (released on April 1st) Vulnerable and raw, riveting and real, Faeya is a multi-talented singer and songwriter. The Canadian songbird is finding early success in her ethereal ballads, having culminated streams in over 60 countries. Her striking, piano-driven, cinematic style pushes the boundaries of songwriting for Faeya, giving her an instrumentation edge among the peers with which she shares her genre. Combined with her profoundly poetic lyrics, Faeya pens the music that most of us would be too bashful, too reticent to reveal what is really churning inside our core. "Night music" was inspired by a Celtic myth: that fairies are deceitful and lure people into the woods with their beautiful music. This turned into a metaphor for naivety- how the most innocent of us see the world through rose-tinted glasses, expecting the best of everyone. I wrote it o...

  Enjoy my favorite picks released in March 2023, in chronological order! "THE SHOW" - Emma G -  Washington, Usa (released on March 1st) Singer/songwriter Emma G celebrates International Women’s Day with the release of her new single "The Show". The song is a powerful anthem about allowing oneself to take off the mask, embrace your true self, and find the courage to live life on your own terms. "It’s so easy to let yourself fall into the narrative than in order to fit in in this world, you need to put on a show - and almost try to make everyone else around you feel comfortable", Emma G explains "but the strongest people are those that allow themselves to be vulnerable. And that’s something that all people should honor about themselves - especially women". As a youth empowerment through songwriting coach and TEDx speaker, Emma G's music and message have touched the hearts of many around the world. Her latest single is sure to resonate wi...

  Enjoy my favorite picks released in February 2023, in chronological order! "INDEPENDENT DISCOVERY" - Sounds On The Couch - Australia (released on February 1st) Australian based indie music community, Sounds On The Couch is excited to announce the release of its first digital compilation album, 'Independent Discovery (Volume 1)'. The album features a diverse range of emerging and established independent artists from across the globe, showcasing a vibrant and eclectic mix of genres, including indie rock, indie-pop, singer-songwriter, R&B, and more. "We are thrilled to be releasing this compilation, which represents some of the best of the independent and emerging music scene," said founder, Karen Harding. "We've spent the past few years building this incredible community of artists and this album is representative of the amazing talent and creativity throughout the community and the independent scene. We truly can't wait for the ...

  Enjoy my favorite picks released in January 2023, in chronological order! "MY RUNAWAY" - Francesca T - Orlando, USA (released on January 6th) Francesca Tarantino is super young! She is 14 years old in 9th grade. She lives outside of Orlando, FL and she loves rock music especially the classics. She says: "My Runaway is my debut single. I’m excited about it because it rocks and that’s exactly the sound I was going for. It was co-written with my producer, Mike Walker and my older brother Dominic. It’s about finding yourself in a place or situation where you know you shouldn’t be and you want to escape but at the same time you’re worried what others are going to think of you. I think it really is something that people my age struggle with…doing the right thing without worrying about what others might think. For me this was my escape or my runaway from things that weren’t good for me". Instagram:  @francescatmusic "COGNIZANCE" - Bre...

Enjoy my favorite picks released in December 2022, in chronological order! "HANDPICKED" - Robin Winther - Stockolm, Sweden (EP released on December 2nd) Robin Winther is a Stockholm-based producer that is now writing and performing his own country music. A trip to Nashville in 2019 inspired him to take this step into the country music community. Classic country artists are his main inspirations, combined with his love for the northern woods and the countryside of Sweden. Previously, he has produced music for television, other artists and some of Sweden’s most viewed Youtube videos. He also has a background as a guitarist and lead singer in multiple bands. About his second EP, Robin shares: "Handpicked features five country covers of some of my all time favorites and it mirrors what I like to listen to and sound like at the moment. It’s been great fun to do my own take on these masterpieces and I really hope you enjoy these songs as much as I do!". Instag...

Enjoy my favorite picks released in November 2022, in chronological order! "STRONG FOR YOU" - Karen Harding - Melbourne, Australia (released on November 11th) Karen Harding is a Melbourne, Australia based folk/pop singer-songwriter with a passion for sharing a relatable expression of human emotion and inner experience within her music. For Karen, music is a soul conversation, that allows the masks that we hide behind to fall away for a moment of sharing, a moment of mutual understanding, in a language that does not discriminate in any form. She says: "I love that "Strong For You" holds layers of meaning. The song can be translated as a declaration of love and a promise to be there with someone special, through the hard times, to say you’ll be there through thick and thin. I have been going through a period of a lot of self-exploration. For me, this song was born out of a desire to be there for the aspects of myself that I have previously rejected or...