They’re all such great musicians and we’re really close, I think that shines through and people like watching us play together because we like each other.
We had a practice last night and then had a pizza party and it got me very excited for the tour with them in March. The full-band stuff is so fun because all the melodies I have in my head can get played all at the same time, by amazing musicians who are also very fun to hang out with and play with. Also, I play a lot of quieter stuff which I don’t get to do too much of in the rock band setting… both shows are just as intense just in different ways I guess. Both types of shows have their merits, I have much more control of my voice in the solo setting so I’m really able to connect with it and use it as an instrument and feel more through it. Especially the guitar solos that I always seem to want to play and bungle up if my hands are cold, and my hands are ALWAYS cold. I’m excited too, I think it’s going to be great! The solo stuff definitely makes me much more nervous, for sure. How do these two types of shows feel different to you? What are things you like about each? Does one make you more nervous/excited?
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You’re going on a full band tour with Chris Farren and Crying (I’m so excited for that) however you’re currently playing a string of solo acoustic shows. Both Neil solo and with Crazy Horse are just as big and powerful on recordings and in live shows- that to me is the mark of a really good writer, which is what I hope to be someday. I think Neil Young’s ability to bounce back and forth between being the quiet singer-songwriter on a chair to the front-person of a big messy rock band really inspired me to do the same. Neil Young records were always on at my dad’s house and he would take me to see him play a lot, which makes me a VERY lucky person. What were you listening to early on that led you to be able to write so comfortably in these two veins? I love the different aesthetics of your 2013 album “Wheel” and 2015’s “Cocksure.” They both sound like Laura Stevenson, but “Wheel” has a folky freewheeling vibe to it while “Cocksure” has more of a punky power pop feel to it. In the midst of rehearsing, Laura was good enough to take some time and have a chat about song-writing, well constructed records, and tacos. In addition to ramping up for a full band tour with Chris Farren and Crying, Laura will be playing some solo acoustic shows over the next few weeks, one of them being this Friday (02/19/16) at the Millworks in Harrisburg as part of Animal House Shows Showcase for Millenium Music Conference. When an artist kicks thing off with a slow building song that questions whether they even want to continue making music and touring, or whether it’s time to just hang up the ol’ spurs and get a steady job and the stability that brings, you know that there is going to be something on the line for the remainder of the record. With out question, one of my favorite album openers of 2015 was “Out With A Whimper” off of New York songwriter Laura Stevenson’s latest record “Cocksure” released on the incomparable Don Giovanni Records.
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I’m thinking Patti Smith opening “Horses” with the slam poetry rock ‘n’ roll run away train of “Gloria,” or Bob Dylan bringing “Highway 61 Revisited” to a start with “Like A Rolling Stone” and the snare drum crack heard around the world.
Songs that make you sit up, press your headphones tighter to your skull, and hold your breath in anticipation for the record to come.
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