![]() In January 2018, she launched a podcast, Midnight Lightning, about the lives of musician parents. It features contributions from Sufjan Stevens, Jim James and was produced by Tucker Martine. It is a concept album about the fragility of precious things. In April 2018, she released her 10th studio album The Lookout on her own label Raven Marching Band in North American and Bella Union in the rest of the world. The album received positive reviews and a Metacritic rating of 82. Veirs was lead songwriter for the 2016 album case/lang/veirs, a collaborative project between Veirs, k.d. lang and Neko Case. Long term collaborator Tucker Martine engineered some of the album. In 2015, she worked on the album Carrie and Lowell by Sufjan Stevens. In August 2013, she released Warp & Weft. The exclusive soundtrack features eight instrumental versions of previously released songs, five catalog favorites and one new vocal track, "Spring Song". In September 2012, her first feature film soundtrack was released: Hello I Must Be Going. Tumble Bee won a Parents' Choice Award in 2012. The album presents mostly traditional songs, and features an array of guest musicians, including Colin Meloy, Jim James and Bela Fleck. In November 2011, Veirs released the album Tumble Bee: Laura Veirs Sings Folk Songs for Children. The album received praise from the Washington Post among other publications. In January 2010, Veirs released July Flame on her own Raven Marching Band Records. Veirs released her last full-length for Nonesuch, Saltbreakers, in 2007. Year of Meteors followed in August 2005, and was selected by the New York Times as a "critic's choice". She also signed to Bella Union for European distribution. She then signed to Nonesuch and released Carbon Glacier. 2003 saw the release of Troubled by the Fire, accompanied by veteran musicians such as Bill Frisell. In 1999, Veirs released a self-titled album, which was recorded live and featuring just herself and guitar. Īt Carleton, she joined all-girl punk band Rair Kx! After graduation, her taste moved to older country and folk, and during her time in China she began writing lyrics. ![]() ![]() Growing up, Veirs heard folk-country, classical, and pop music at home however, she didn't "listen seriously," she says, until her 20s. ![]()
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