Laura Veirs - The Triumphs and Travails Of Orphan Mae - VINYL LP

It feels good, on my 50th birthday and after 30 years of writing songs, to bring these InchPhone OrphansInch into the light. These songs have been been hiding out on my phone, some of them for over eight years. They are about my family, my lovers and me. I recorded them alone in my living room into my voice memo app. I like their relaxed feel. These songs were mastered but we made no edits to the recordings. I hope you enjoy this intimate glimpse into my artistic process. All songs by me except InchUp is a Nice Place to BeInch by Rosalie Sorrels and InchThe ArchersInch with lyrics adapted from a poem by Federico García Lorca.1. Creatures of a Day2. If You Could Hold Someone3. Rocks of Time 4. Tree Climber5. Up Is a Nice Place to Be6. The Archers7. Tiger Ocean Instrumental 8. Smoke Song9. Valentine10. Magnolia Sphere11. Swan Dive12. Next One, Maybe13. Piano Improv14. Beautiful Dreams Album Tracks 1. Creatures of a Day 2. If You Could Hold Someone 3. Rocks of Time 4. Tree Climber 5. Up Is a Nice Place to Be 6. Archers 7. Tiger Ocean Instrumental 8. Smoke Song 9. Valentine 10. Magnolia Sphere 11. Swan Dive 12. Next One, Maybe 13. Piano Improv 14. Beautiful Dreams

I love these musicians [Sam Amidon, Karl Blau, Charlotte Greve, Shahzad Ismaily]. I've played with some of them for two years and some for over twenty. We met up last spring at Figure 8 Studios in Brooklyn and rehearsed for one day before recording this album at the nearby Owl Parlor on March 29 and 30, 2023. It fills me with joy to hear my songs reinterpreted through the spirits of these masterful musicians (who are also my dear friends). I hope you enjoy this document, too. Thank you to Oren Bloedow at The Owl Parlor for creating a beautiful space for us to perform and record this music.InchSam Amidon - fiddle, electric guitar and vocalsKarl Blau - bass and vocalsCharlotte Greve - sax, synths and vocalsShahzad Ismaily - drums, piano and vocalsLaura Veirs - nylon guitar, electric guitar, piano and vocalsRecorded and mixed by Lily WenMastered by Josh Bonati at Bonati Mastering NYCProduced by Laura VeirsA1. Autumn SongA2. White CherryA3. Ring SongA4. Time Will Show YouB1. SignalB2. Seaside HaikuB3. Pink LightB4. New ArmsB5. My LanternB6. I Can See Your Tracks Album Tracks 1. Autumn Song 2. White Cherry 3. Ring Song 4. Time Will Show You 5. Signal 6. Seaside Haiku 7. Pink Light 8. New Arms 9. My Lantern 10. I Can See Your Tracks

Vinyl LP pressing. A prolific songwriter for over 20 years now, Laura Veirs proves the depth of her musical skill on her tenth solo album, The Lookout. Here is a batch of inimitable, churning, exquisite folk-pop songs; a conceptual album about the fragility of precious things. Produced by Grammy-nominated Tucker Martine, Veirs' longtime collaborator, The Lookout is a soundtrack for turbulent times, full of allusions to protectors the camper stoking a watch fire, a mother tending her children, a sailor in a crows nest and a lightning rod channeling energy. The Lookout draws on the talents of a time-tested crew of musicians Karl Blau, Steve Moore, Eli Moore, Eyvind Kang and Martine. Says Veirs, InchThese guys are a good hang, ego-free and wonderful players who just want to serve the songs.Inch Sufjan Stevens and Jim James provide guest vocals. For Martine, who fell, almost two decades ago, for Veirs' unique sound after listening to a tape cassette she'd sent him in the mail, this album reflects a bar that keeps getting raised. Both familiar and strange, The Lookout gets better with repeated listens, warming to the skin like a cherished saddlebag, critical for the journey ahead. Album Tracks 1. Margaret Sands 2 57 2. Everybody Needs You 2 55 3. Seven Falls 4 04 4. Mountains of the Moon 4 16 5. Watch Fire (Feat. Sufjan Stevens) 2 36 6. Heavy Petals 2 39 7. The Lookout [Explicit] 2 04 8. The Meadow 2 42 9. The Canyon 3 42 10. Lightning Rod 3 20 11. When It Grows Darkest 4 31 12. Zozobra 2 45