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Laura Harley

Music that soothes the wounds of modern life

About Me



"Laura Harley doesn't have particularly large hands, yet she routinely finds entire audiences sliding into her palm at the drop of a single lovelorn melody." -Sidewalk.com

"Harley hypnotizes the listener with a voice that is both beautiful and haunting." -Pulse

"Sounding like a snow-capped Sade, Harley strives for meaningful messages amid rich, subtle arrangements." -Minnesota Monthly

"Laura Harley's vocals careen from smoky and wicked to angelic whispers." -Star Tribune

"Crystalline electro-pop bliss. We fell for Laura Harley's music straight away." -Church of Girl



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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/26/2006
Band Website: lauraharley.com
Band Members:
Influences: The Baha'i Faith , my family and friends, prayer/ meditation, Sade, Imogen Heap, Everything But The Girl, Fugazi, The Cure, PJ Harvey, Ella Fitzgerald, Sunny Day Real Estate, Thievery Corporation, NIN, Seals and Crofts, Patsy Cline, Jem and The Holograms, Soundgarden, Madonna, Massive Attack, Portishead, Morcheeba, Depeche Mode
Type of Label: None

My Blog

One voice, many voices

Lately I have been so moved by all of the suffering going on in the world. Natural disasters and warfare in many countries are leaving many people sick, homeless, and grieving. On this blog I document...
Posted by Laura Harley on Thu, 22 May 2008 10:37:00 PST

Updated www.LauraHarley.com with NEW music!

We just updated my website (www.LauraHarley.com) and now, for the first time, you can hear clips from the new album there! I am so excited to share the songs. You can also see new photos, learn about ...
Posted by Laura Harley on Thu, 15 May 2008 11:58:00 PST

Milestones

I feel like there have been lots of milestones over the past couple of weeks here in LA. First, I played my first totally piano-based solo shows last weekend and they went well! The best part was seei...
Posted by Laura Harley on Wed, 07 May 2008 10:59:00 PST

Soaking in the sun and the music

I'm back in LA now and really enjoying the sunshine and the focus on my music. There are few things better than waking up to the California sunshine, working on music all morning, walking to Pinkberry...
Posted by Laura Harley on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:45:00 PST

Videoblog: Photo shoot re-cap

Sorry I've been MIA on my blog lately, guys! Things have just been so busy. Plus, I've had so much on my mind that when I thought of blogging, I just felt like I didn't know where to start. But, thing...
Posted by Laura Harley on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:02:00 PST

Back in action

The past week has been so busy that I haven’t had time to blog, but now I am back in action! I was in Dallas for about a week (my friends have been calling me "Tex") for a very inspiring Baha&rs...
Posted by Laura Harley on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:00:00 PST

My Obsession + Depeche Mode + Battlestar Galactica = A New Video For You

There is a show on the sci-fi channel called Battlestar Galactica" (BSG) that I’ve become, well, obsessed with. The show is a remake of an older series, and you can get a good description of it ...
Posted by Laura Harley on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:18:00 PST

Spring and the new year

Today is the last day of the Fast and it also marks the Baha’i new year. Happy New Year! I love how this time coincides with the arrival of spring. Everything feels like its bursting into life a...
Posted by Laura Harley on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:00:00 PST

First listens...

I’ve been sharing some of the new songs with a few friends. And it has been SO much fun! I feel sort of bad talking about the album a lot right now since it won’t be ready for purchase for...
Posted by Laura Harley on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:51:00 PST

Riding the waves

What an intense week! My mom ended up having emergency exploratory surgery this week. I am very happy and very grateful that it went very well. She still has a lot of healing to do, but it looks like ...
Posted by Laura Harley on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:49:00 PST