Laura Groves: voice, piano, keyboards, guitar, anything else that happens to be lying around.
Influences
I like music. I listen to things like:
Kate Bush
Joanna Newsom
Fleetwood Mac
Jens Lekman
Animal Collective
Of Montreal
Beirut
Joni Mitchell
Yann Tiersen
The Shins
Le Tournoi
Edith Piaf
Steve Reich
Bela Bartok
Eric Satie
Claude Debussy
The Smiths Grizzly Bear Igor Stravinsky Múm Radiohead Prince The Roches A Hawk and a Hacksaw The Cars The National British Sea Power Final Fantasy North Sea Radio Orchestra ...amongst many, many other things.
Tea and Biscuits
Filey
Cliff Castle
Shipley Glen Tramway
Worth Valley Railway
Birds that sing at night
Photographs
Bookshelves full of books
Laughter in the Dark
Things.
Sounds Like
"Bjork does Simon and Garfunkel." Haydn Wilcox
"...a lighter shade of Joni Mitchell's Blue..." NME
I am Laura Groves and I am 20 years of age. I live in the Northern town of Shipley and write songs for various instruments, some of which I can play better than others, and like to watch the interesting folk go by and write about people and places that are close to me.
My live gigs are played with guitar and piano, sometimes with the addition of a variable number of string players. I have been lucky enough to appear with fantastic people such as Guillemots, Final Fantasy, Elvis Perkins, Jack Penate, Jeffrey Lewis, Tilly and the Wall, James Yorkston and Jeremy Warmsley.
If you would like to get your hands on some of my recordings, projects include a contribution to the "50minutes" charity compilation alongside artists such as Daniel Johnston, Ladyfuzz and Emmy the Great. It's out on Excercise1 Records and is very lovely indeed. "Coast" makes an appearance on the a compilation from Dance to the Radio Records "Something I Learned Today".
Laura please return to Leeds in the next say two months during the week so I may be able to come to your lovely show, I would quite like to hear your lovely voice again x x
Saltaire Vintage Home & Fashion Fair, Victoria Hall, Victoria Road, Saltaire, BD18 3JS
Saturday 5 July 9.30am - 4pm
The beautiful setting of Victoria Hall, a welcoming atmosphere and an enticing range of gorgeous vintage goodies ensures a lovely way to spend a Saturday.
25 stalls of vintage frocks, small furniture, coats, china, glassware, jewellery, collectables, handbags, mirrors, hats, shoes, textiles, toys, tins, ephemera, curiosities and more...
Not forgetting handmade treasures created by local artists from vintage fabrics, oddments, furniture and old objects.
Buy advance tickets for 2 pounds from Rose & Brown or 3 pounds on the door. Concessions and group discounts available.
The scene will be set with music exclusively from the 20s to the 60s and catering from Interlude Tea Room & Emporium.
The Bon Bon Club are Sushi Quatro (bass, vox), Thirsty Moore (drums,vox) and Chapatti Smith (perc, vox), although Sushi and Thirsty are better known under different names for their day job as the rhythm section of Sheffield glam-popsters The Long Blondes.
We have 2 ace gigs this weekend in Bradford. One at The Love Apple on Friday then a 16+ gig at The New Beehive on the Saturday. Also, check my profile for details of our upcoming BROMHEADS JACKET gig. Hopefully seeya down.
hello. is there any way to get hold of "i am leaving" on mp3? i love that song and its absence from my ears is proving to be too much to musically bear. i think ;)
Currently Sweden's hottest export, THOSE DANCING DAYS combine "Sweet as apple-pie pop" with a devilishly sassy Northern Soul and it's this unique combination that has the got the whole of the UK falling over itself and for good reason too!
The subtle dynamics in their songwriting of JOHN and JEHN and the balance between chaos and beauty and the mastery of heartbreaking melodies Expect beautifully skewed hymns in the key of Serge Gainsbourg. http://www. myspace. com/johnjehn
Wakefield's THE RESEARCH are makers of fun, but also write songs that are like punches in the stomach that knock the wind out of you but afterwards you agree that you feel much better for it. www. myspace. com/theresearch
