Year : 2023
Style : Rock , Blues Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 104 mb
Bio:
Pioneer of the guitar on the internet, Laura Cox has led the way for many young guitarists and is now at the forefront of the current landscape of guitarists in France and beyond. From bedroom recordings of Sweet Home Alabama [Lynyrd Skynyrd] and alikes uploaded on YouTube as early as 2008, she gathered a loyal following of half a million subscribers and her re-interpretations of classic rock songs (that also feature her on the banjo, lapsteel or bass) have reached more than 100 million viewers across the globe.The multi-instrumentalist is one of the few artists who managed to break out of the virtual bubble and bring her musical vision to life with her own band: After two albums released in 2017 and 2019 (Verycords/Warner) and having played the biggest, most prominent stages for rock music in France (Hellfest, Download Festival, Guitare en Scène, etc.), Laura Cox is now back with "Head Above Water", a long-awaited album with a more personal take and a solid anchoring in rock.This third studio album proves once again that Laura knows how to re-invent herself while she is revealing new facets of her musical talent. Recorded at the renowned ICP studios in Brussels, and mastered by Ted Jensen (The Eagles, The Rolling Stones, etc.), "Head Above Water" is ready to rock the boat. In her riffs and solos, Laura masters both flow and precision and her playing clearly shows that this woman knows how to take a guitar apart. Blending classic rock with bluegrass elements in an unparalleled ease, Laura Cox once again illustrates that she will remain a driving force in a new generation of rock guitarists in the years to come.
Album:
YouTube musical phenomenons are commonplace these days. You could spend all day in front of your computer being wowed by kids with genius talent, seemingly getting younger and more amazing all the time. However, there is a difference—a big difference—between being a YouTube star and playing in a band. When recording a video for YouTube, you can do endless retakes and edits, and there’s no anxiety about performing in front of an audience. Playing in a band is much more demanding, and not so forgiving.Guitarist and vocalist Laura Cox is a French musician who started her music career posting YouTube videos of cover songs and guitar solos in 2008. In 2013 she formed a band, and for her third album she teamed up with with Mathieu Albiac/guitar, Adrien Kah/bass, Germain Destremon/keyboards and Antonin Guerin/drums. That album is titled Head Above Water. The record is a mix of straight-ahead rock, blues and most surprising and delightful, Americana/roots music. The title track (and first song on the album) is a straight ahead melodic hard rocker with plenty of guitar solos for listeners who love guitar fireworks. Same for the next three, So Long, One Big Mess and Set Me Free. Old Soul shifts in a completely different direction. It opens with a lazy slide guitar riff over a fingerpicked acoustic guitar, and then adds a banjo in the chorus. Cox may be French, but this song sounds like it was written in a backwoods cabin in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee.Before We Get Burned and Seaside continues with the acoustic guitar and banjo combination. Fever and Swing It Out return with the melodic hard rock format. The final song on the album is Glassy Day. Cox once again breaks out her slide guitar and banjo, and those instruments, combined with her soulful vocals…well, close your eyes and you could easily imagine lazily floating down the Mississippi River in Louisiana bayou country. All said, Head Above Water is a five-star effort from a superbly talented musician and her friends.
Line-Up:
Laura Cox – Guitar, Vocals
Tracklist:
01. Head Above Water (04:09)
02. So Long (03:01)
03. One Big Mess (03:56)
04. Set Me Free (04:08)
05. Old Soul (03:45)
06. Wiser (04:43)
07. Before We Get Burned (03:45)
08. Seaside (04:27)
09. Fever (05:27)
10. Swing It Out (04:18)
11. Glassy Days (03:02)
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