Andy Laird

Artist Information

Biography

Andy has pissed off many neighbors with his obsession with music. He also single-handedly got all internet privileges revoked for an entire office at a temp job he worked at briefly because he incessantly streamed various music programs. Starting out as a singer, Andy decided to branch out from the lucrative A Capella market by teaching himself over the years to play the guitar and piano. Since then he has been blending an emotional intensity with a pop sensibility to create a unique form of soulful alternative rock.
His songs have been featured on MTV and radio stations across the country, including hometown station WFUV. Recently, Andy was Featured Artist of the Week on WERS in Boston and will return later in the year for an instudio interview and live performance for their Best of New England week long celebration. Playing alongside some of the craziest jazz (jazz guys are always crazy), funk, and avant-garde musicians in the NYC scene, Andy delivers a searing live performance that spares nothing and leaves behind only a few broken strings and melodies that walk around in your head.

Instrumentation

Andy Laird - Vocals, Piano, Guitar
Dana Leong - Cello
Ziv Ravitz - Drums

Discography

Step Out Of Line

Official Website

http://www.andylaird.com

Links

• Myspace Page
• Official Andy Laird Website

Audio

• Life By The Mile
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• Stone Cold
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• Rain And Revolution
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• Sunrise Run
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Lyrics

• Distraction Of You
• The Grace of Bleach
• Dear Mistress Helix
• Stone Cold

Video

Andy Laird - Live Footage

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Press

• Steve Bazcko [+ Show ]
  

  "All I listen to these days is Andy Laird 'Step Out of Line.' A good cross between vintage Kenny Log..."All I listen to these days is Andy Laird 'Step Out of Line.' A good cross between vintage Kenny Loggins and Jo Jackson. Keep it on repeat in your playlist especially when you are in the heat of passion."

• WERS, Boston "Featured Artist of the Week" [+ Show ]
  

  "An atmospheric sound that is both structured and breezy, without ever losing the personal nature of..."An atmospheric sound that is both structured and breezy, without ever losing the personal nature of the songs."

• Ledbelly
  

  "Excellent, one of my favs... check this out."

• Raised on Indie [+ Show ]
  

  "A talented musician and singer. Andy's vocals are very soulful and the lyrics are meaningful, his ..."A talented musician and singer. Andy's vocals are very soulful and the lyrics are meaningful, his passion shows through every track."

Setlist

A typical set list is 1 Hour:
Rain and Revolution
Waiting on a Meltdown
Sunrise Run
Postcards
Erosion
Life by the Mile
Distraction Of You
Last New Place On Earth
December
Encore: Stone Cold

We can put together set lists of at least two hours:
Step Out Of Line
Grace Of Bleach
Put Me On
The Weight of Forgetting
Coltrane on the Bayou

Covers:
Ain't No Sunshine - B. Withers
Hope She'll Be Happier - B. Withers
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - The Beatles

Basic Requirements

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