RISING STAR LAUREL RELEASES NEW SINGLE 'ADORED' TO PROMOTE HER DEBUT ALBUM, OUT NOW.

Now let’s not produce lazy journalism here and instantly compare her to Patti Smith and PJ Harvey simply because she’s an Alternative rocker who plays guitar masterfully. Laurel is her own artist and here are some of the reasons why. Things seemed to set off smoothly with the single “Same Mistakes” during this summer, which delivered a Heavy, Pop-Rock sound, opening with dark, muted Electric guitars setting the “arena-sounding” Blue-Rock influence behind her refreshing Rock N’ Roll music nicely, and the occasional, vocal vibrato and yodel-like techniques which throw you back to the singing of Heather Nova. Along with Same Mistakes’ catchy, memorable chorus and its’ Folk edge, brought on by the skilfully performed acoustic, rhythm guitar in the second verse, Rough Online had already concluded that Laurel is without a doubt an extremely confident singer and songwriter.

And then…along comes “Adored”…a “tour-de-force” piece of music, which showcases Laurel’s more raw, husky version of Florence Welch’s voice over a mid-tempo drum beat which along with that gritty, distorted Electric grabs you instantly and makes you want to rock out immediately after your hear that “ear-pleasing” hook. Its’ reverb-effected lead guitars will throw you back to the ambience of early The XX while the lyrics “don’t you want to be adored” will suck you right in due to Laurel’s dominating yet seductive tone, and if this wasn’t enough for you to make you buy a ticket to see Hackney’s newest Rocker live in concert, then check out the official music video on YouTube, where you will find the singer driving a car while the wind blows in her hair and she sings directly into the camera like the “Rock Goddess” she is. Rough Online had the pleasure of seeing Laurel perform at The Dome in Tufnell Park, London last week and believe us when we say that she is a “must-see.” In no time at all East London’s fierce guitarist has become one of Rough’s favourite Rock singers of 2018. If you want to know what it would sound like to hear traditional British, Indie Rock fused with Blues, Rockabilly and Stadium Rock that throws you back to the era when Kings Of Leon released their 2008 album “Only By The Night” then stream Laurel’s new album “Dogviolet” out now on all online stores.