Biography
'Singer/songwriter' - now there's a phrase to make the hardiest music fan run for the hills.
Most people think half-baked songs, acoustic guitars and dingy cafés whenever those words are uttered, but attach that worn tag to American icons such as EmmyLou Harris, Gillian Welch, Sufjan Stevens and even angst-ridden songster Ryan Adams and you get a clearer picture of where the genius of Lauren
Thomson fits in.
A standout in Auckland's live circuit, Lauren has become a much sought after opener and touring partner for the likes of Flip Grater, Miriam Clancy, and others, leaving a trail of sighing punters behind her from Whangarei to Wanaka.
A top 20 contender in the APRA Silver Scroll Awards with the title track from her EP, Our Love Is Due, this girl has forged a well-respected path for her songs by the toughest critics. Echoing the noir-country tradition of life's well drawn struggles (think Johnny Cash meets Ryan Adams… on a good day), Thomson sends her bruised and weathered voice soaring over a jangling flat-top as she poignantly illustrates borrowed tales of heartache and revenge with her own wit - never afraid to let hope creep up behind. It's delectably dark stuff punctuated with a unique antipodean optimism - no unnecessarily joyful ditties here - but if you're a sucker for melancholy, haunting riffs and an undeniably sweet face then Thomson will quickly draw you in.
Instrumentation
Lauren Thomson, vocals and guitar
Discography
"Our Love is Due" EP - released in New Zealand, distributed through Pure Entertainment NZ Ltd
Tracks include:
Oh Daddy It's Alright
Our Love Is Due
Heals My Wounds
Autumn Rain
Into The Way Of Fools
Singles:
Our Love Is Due and Oh Daddy It's Alright
Local Sales
CD&DVD Store, Marbecks, Real Groovey, Amplifier
International Sales
Itunes
Local Radio Airplay:
95BFM, Kiwi FM, More FM Hamilton, RNZ Wellington , Radio Rhema, Radio One Dunedin, Life FM
Go to www.myspace.com/laurenthomson and www.laurenthomson.net for further information and Live Video Performances and a recent Radio Interview
Links
| http://www.laurenthomson.net |