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Laura Veirs at the UNION CHAPEL in late February…

| On 18, Jan 2011

Just over a year since the release of “July Flame”, LAURA VEIRS will be returning to Europe for a run of shows during February, visiting London for a performance at her spiritual home the Union Chapel at the end of the tour…

Tuesday 22 February – LONDON – Union Chapel

Tickets: £15

www.seetickets.com

Critical acclaim for “July Flame”, the seventh album from Laura Veirs, released January 2010 on Bella Union records…

“consumes you as utterly as a hazy flashback to mythical summers past”

The Times – 5 Stars *****

“Her best album yet”

MOJO – 4 Stars ****

“This is a vivid song cycle that’s part-ecstasy, part-sadness – but unfailingly lovely.”

Uncut – 4 Stars ****

“a work of sustained craft and loveliness.”

Q – 4 Stars ****

“Rapturous… the tapestry of sounds is mesmerising”

The Guardian – 4 Stars ****

“An album that gorgeously combines summer with shades of winter.”

Metro – 4 Stars **** (Album of the Week)

“July Flame’s loveliness is hard to put out.”

NME – 8/10

“sends us spinning breathlessly through the rarefied Oregon air from where she calls.”

Evening Standard – 4 stars ****

“Guitars murmur, orchestral arrangements roll by and Veirs’ sweet vocals bask in the haze”

Financial Times – 4 Stars ****

“This is a beautiful record”

Independent on Sunday – 4 Stars ****

“marvellously captures the sights and sensations of summer.”

The Mirror – 4 Stars ****

“evocative lyrics… everything is enchanting… her best yet.”

Psychologies – 4 Stars **** (Album of the Month)

“Evoking hasy, lazy summer days, this is a peach of an album.”

The Sun – 4 Stars ****

“her finest collection yet”

Rock’n’Reel – 5 stars *****

“elegant melodies… quietly hypnotic”

Mail on Sunday 4 Stars ****

“Laura Veirs has hit her songwriting stride again… This album brims with uplifting choruses and joyful strings, perfectly capturing one summer of love”

The Observer

“a slowly unfolding delight.”

WORD

“The album showcases Veirs’ warm vocals, deft guitar picking and country-inflected songwriting.”

Clash

“pretty, punchy and perfectly formed.”

Esquire

“A perfect mixture of complex acoustic arrangements, whispy vocals and awe-inspiring songwriting.”

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