I always do like 50 different drafts for just the opening alone then end up with one stripped down thing like this at the end of it all because I just wanna get this ish out there to the masses. 2021 has been up’s and down’s in the world but a pretty solid year overall for music. So much so that I almost considered not ranking my massive list of 21 releases that did it for me in 2021. Almost. As always, thanks for liking and following and most importantly, thanks for reading!
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Firstly, if you don’t know the genius of Have A Nice Life or Black Wing (Both featuring Dan Barrett) yet then you really oughta stop everything you’re currently doing, track down any of their numerous recordings over the years, and just soak it all in. Done? Okay, then onto our second point which is simply that Lauren Lakis is a similar kind of genius as evidenced by her recent slew of singles culminating in one truly divine debut full-length (Which we reviewed here). Put these two together in the form of Lakis covering a deep cut by Have A Nice Life and the results are, you guessed it: Genius!
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More often than not, and I’m pretty sure I’ve said this here before, if a record is out or I just miss when it streams early for the music buying/listening public then I’ll typically scrap any review plans I may or may not have had…because once it’s out there, what does anyone need my opinion for???
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Lauren Lakis is the kind of artist who lives in another plane of existence. She dwells somewhere beyond the scope that we mere mortals can comprehend with the sights and sounds she conjures and ultimately astounds our collective ears and eyes with on the regular. Like she’s done once again with “Sail Away”.
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Enthralling is probably the most perfect adjective I could think of when describing the music released by Lauren Lakis thus far. Combining this kind of mysticism that Marriages or Chelsea Wolfe exude with a Pop veneer, Lakis is making music that is mysterious and powerful yet accessible.
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