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laura gibson
Blues / Indie / Americana

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Neither here nor there, Oregon
United States

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Member Since9/30/2004
Band Websitehushrecords.com
Band MembersLaura Gibson: Guitars, Vocals
Sean Ogilvie: Keyboard, Drums, Accordion, Ukelin, Wisdom of Ages
Micah Rabwin: Drums, Saw, Banjo, Melodica, Facts and Figures
Influencesbeasts of many seasons, shadows on parade.
Sounds Like"She makes a person want to close their eyes and just bask in a star-filled night" - daytrotter.com

“One of the year's most breathtaking albums. Beasts of Seasons is nothing short of a masterpiece, both for its flawless and often haunting execution and for its inspired statements on the human experience.” - NPR

Laura Gibson - "Shadows On Parade" from HUSH Records on Vimeo.

Laura Gibson - Where Have All Your Good Words Gone from playgrrround on Vimeo.

HibOO d'Scène : Laura Gibson "Come by Storm" (Live @ La Flèche d'Or, Paris - 10.12.2009) from Le-HibOO.com on Vimeo.




Laura Gibson at OMSI from The Penny Jam on Vimeo.



Record LabelHUSH/Jealous B (US), Headz(JP), Souterrain (UK/EU)
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Feb 12 2010 8:00P
Holocene: Bridge Carols (Collaboration w/ Ethan Rose) Release Show! Portland, Oregon
Feb 27 2010 8:00P
Great American Music Hall (solo) w/ Mark Kozelek San Francisco, California
Mar 27 2010 8:00P
Visual Arts Collective (VAC) performing bridge Carols w/ Ethan Rose Boise, Idaho
Mar 28 2010 8:00P
Slow Train Records - Performing Bridge Carols w/ Ethan Rose Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 31 2010 8:00P
Rickshaw Stop (Performing Bridge Carols w/Ethan Rose) San Francisco, California
Apr 1 2010 8:00P
Cal Arts - Collaborative Performance w/ Ethan Rose and Ryan Jeffery Ventura, California
Apr 2 2010 8:00P
Echo Curio (Performing Bridge Carols w/ Ethan Rose) Los Angeles, California

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Beasts of Seasons

If You Come To Greet Me





US PRESS: EVER@BARSUK.COM

US BOOKING: please contact David Newgarden - david.newgarden@managethis.net

Europe/UK Label/Press: Christof Ellinghaus: christof@cityslang.com

EUROPE BOOKING: Berthold Seliger - bs@bseliger.de

UK BOOKING: Rob Challice of CODA agency, rob@codaagency.com

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"Both quietly devastating and life affirming"
MOJO (4/5 STARS)

"An arrestingly understated, accomplished work – one that ought to see her emerge from the shadow of her contemporaries with no little grace."
Drowned in Sound (8/10)

"The idiosyncrasies in Gibson's forlorn croak and the deep melancholy of her observations make for a genuinely moving listen"
Q (4/5 STARS)

""An album that lives with you long after the last note fades"
The Sun (4/5 STARS)

"A soft glowing treasure as the nights grow colder"
Time Out London (4/5 STARS)

"Gibson treats syllables with the same patience and loving precision a mosaic maker might put into cutting and arranging his/her tiles...rewards repeat listens" Pitchfork

One of the year's most breathtaking albums. Beasts of Seasons is nothing short of a masterpiece, both for its flawless and often haunting execution and for its inspired statements on the human experience. If it's the sonic equivalent of darkness and what may be lurking there, then Gibson's fragile voice and plaintively strummed guitar soon emerge as a flicker of light. It's a mesmerizing contrast, as the curtain rises for Gibson's beautifully gloomy and arresting meditations on life and death.”
NPR National Public Radio

“A new soundtrack for your next long hike through the enchanted forest."
Rolling Stone

Laura Gibson lives in portland, sings songs and plays a nylon-stringed guitar. She grew up in a small isolated logging town called Coquille, in the South Coast region of Oregon, the daughter of the town’s kindergarten teacher and a forest ranger. She couldn’t tell you what band put out what particular album in what year, but she could probably describe where she was, how she felt and what you talked about, when she first met you, or what the trees looked like the last time her heart was broken...she likes trees.

Beast of Seasons opens with a hum and drone, a veil of fog conjuring a sense of atmosphere not unlike the Pacific Northwest coastal timber town where Laura Gibson was raised. A plaintive strum emerges with a voice in tow; a candle, a tender and flickering wisp of a voice suffusing the space with a warm glow. This voice, registering as little more than a whisper, rises above the subtle and evocative instrumentation with uncommon intimacy. Coos and cracks, chirps and slurs, clucks and purrs all come into focus with perceptive musicality.

Steeped in the fingerpick-guitar rudiments of folk music, inspired by the expressionism of classic jazz vocalists, and finding common ground in the minimalism and ear-taunting of the avant garde, Gibson reveals that her own singing is more informed by a sensitivity and self exploration than by training. “I like to feel the rumble in my sternum and the vibrations in the back of my throat when I sing”

Equally deliberate, and as a nod to the vinyl record era, Beast Of Seasons is split into two parts. Part 1: Communion Songs, and Part II: Funeral Songs. “In looking back over these songs, I found two themes arising: First, reaching towards something outside of ourselves, be it a lover or god or family (Communion Songs) and second, grappling with the idea of ultimate aloneness and acceptance (Funeral Songs).” The songs isolate distinct and familiar emotions from the many reactions to death, ranging from fear (”Where Have All Your Good Words Gone”), and denial (”Sweet Deception”), to brave acceptance (”Funeral Song”).

As a whole, the record might be interpreted as nine meditations on mortality. This is not to say it is a work of philosophy, but rather a group of meditations, or gut reactions to the idea of death. Written from a room in a house overlooking the mossy gravestones and mature maples of one of Portland’s oldest cemeteries, Gibson notes she finished the last song just days before moving out. “When I was finished I felt a great relief,” she offers, as if an epilogue to the opening line of the album: “I have carried beasts for many seasons…” Though each song dances around the theme of death, ultimately, they reflect the urgency of life.

*CURRENTLY*
Laura is working on a collaborative project with Avant Electronic artist Ethan Rose, which will be released in early 2010.

She has contributed to many recording projects in her spare time (Colin Meloy, The Dodos, White Hinterland, Musee Mecanique, Raulson, Portland Cello Project).




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KRUSH

KRUSH



Jan 29 2010 9:49 PM

Peace, Love & a side of southern BBQ from your friends in Knoxville Tennessee! KRUSH
REZA

REZA



Jan 29 2010 9:49 PM

hi Laura
Just listenning to your LP ...
(you gave it to me when we did that nice home show together in Paris ... )
I just wanted to say thank you
let me know if you have plans to come back here again
see you
r.
Waiting For Rebecca[Free EP online now!!]

Waiting For Rebecca[Free EP online now!!]
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Jan 19 2010 6:26 PM

hey how ya doing? i know probably a thousand bands ask ya to listen to then, but!! could ya listen to one more :]

take a look at my new sound for 2010, resolution :] tell me what ya think :D

i really appreciate it :D!
Blue Sky Pilot

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Jan 19 2010 6:25 PM

Hello friends.
I wanted to thank you for all your support in 2009
I really hope you all had a safe and peaceful new year.
“We ruined Christmas 09” was a really fun event,
So kudos to all those peps that made it down to my first show.
Special thanks to my man! Paul Kruithoff and love at this volume for their outstanding work and commitment,
gracias señores

This year I will be releasing a new DIY Cd that I really can’t wait to shear with you all.
So please visit my space from time to time for updates a listen or a chat

I realise that this comment is not at all personal
But I do try to reply to as many of my comments and messages as I can


Ryan E.
Mute Station

Mute Station
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Jan 19 2010 6:25 PM

Hey we just finished recording! check out our new songs and let us know what you think!
Luis Hernandes

Luis Hernandes



Jan 13 2010 8:11 PM

wish to you a good Christmas holidays in good harmony.
Keep good music alive
Luis Hr


Blitzkat. SEEKING FRONTMAN!

Blitzkat. SEEKING FRONTMAN!
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Jan 13 2010 8:10 PM

we are looking for a singer and for some house shows to play...any ideas? listen to the tunes and tell us what you think!
Thanks
B
Blitzkat
Mice

Mice



Jan 11 2010 9:06 PM

Very nice !
And welcome to Paris this week by the way !
Hope you'll like la Flèche d'or !
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Jan 11 2010 9:06 PM

:o) Calling all Super Heroes. Please report for duty. Superhero2008@rock.com
Will Dockery

Will Dockery



Jan 11 2010 9:06 PM

Greetings from Shadowville!
Ashton Nyte (The Valley out now!)

Ashton Nyte (The Valley out now!)



Jan 11 2010 9:06 PM

Season's Greetings! "The Valley" is now available for order and would look fabulous in your Christmas stocking :-). New songs up too. Have a wonderful holiday!





WEINLAND

WEINLAND



Jan 11 2010 9:06 PM

miss you!
Tove Björkander

Tove Bjorkander



Jan 11 2010 9:05 PM




♥♥♥
The Four Legged Faithful

The Four Legged Faithful



Jan 8 2010 12:56 AM

Happy New Year
Confessions of a Broken Soul

Confessions of a Broken Soul



Jan 8 2010 12:56 AM

thanks for the friend confirmation, you play an awesome show
Wavelength Masters

Wavelength Masters



Jan 8 2010 12:55 AM

Hope you have many great things happening this year!! Its a great New Year for us too. Check out our revised page with updated samples and information on affordable, high-quality mastering.

Happy 2010!!
Jim Bowen
Wavelength Masters

Blue Bird Festival (19.-21.11.2009)

Blue Bird Festival (19.-21.11.2009)



Jan 8 2010 12:55 AM


Un jour peut etre

Un jour peut etre



Jan 8 2010 12:54 AM

thank you laura for this magic moment. So sweet (sorry your voice is a little far) (2/3)




Un jour peut etre

Un jour peut etre



Jan 8 2010 12:54 AM

thank you laura for this magic moment. So sweet (sorry your voice is a little far) (3/3)


Un jour peut etre

Un jour peut etre



Jan 8 2010 12:54 AM

thank you lara for this magic moment. So sweet (sorry your voice is a little far)


Rainbojangles

Rain Bojangles



Jan 8 2010 12:54 AM

Enchanting.

Hope to hear you in Portland soon.
Lo Kee Money

Lo Kee Money



Jan 1 2010 7:15 AM

hey wat up just showin sum luv on ya page. stop by and check out the music and see how you like it. then hit me up
REZA

REZA



Jan 1 2010 7:15 AM

hi
been listening to your songs a couple times
happy to be playing with you on saturday ...
r.
minta & the brook trout

minta & the brook trout



Jan 1 2010 7:15 AM

Hey there,
I've been listening to Beasts of Seasons, it sounds new and old at the same time — my favorite kind of music. Your voice is wonderful.
Hope you come by Lisbon on your next European tour, if not maybe I'll see you in Portland sometime — so many of the artists I love the most are over there that I'll have to visit sooner or later.
cheers,
Francisca (minta & the brook trout)
Brumfy

Brumfy



Jan 1 2010 7:15 AM

Holiday Wishes From Brumfy!
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