Year of Meteors

by Laura Veirs

Year of Meteors cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 23 August 2005
  • Label: Nonesuch
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 44:12
  • Community rating: 3.65/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Supported by her seasoned backing band The Saltmines, the Portland-based songwriter crafts deeply pastoral, nature-obsessed indie folk on this major-label release. The acoustic arrangements are subtly augmented by electronic textures, viola, and intricate percussion, providing a rich, evocative backdrop for her crystalline vocal delivery.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, melodic, folk, storytelling, experimental

Tracklist

  1. Fire Snakes (4:57)
  2. Galaxies (3:35)
  3. Secret Someones (5:15)
  4. Magnetized (2:37)
  5. Parisian Dream (3:05)
  6. Rialto (3:59)
  7. Through the Glow (2:41)
  8. Cool Water (2:51)
  9. Spelunking (3:06)
  10. Black Gold Blues (3:10)
  11. Where Gravity Is Dead (3:40)
  12. Lake Swimming (3:34)
  13. Magnetized Phone Call (1:37)

Credits

  • Laura Veirs - primary artist, vocals, guitar, keyboards, keyboard, vocal
  • Karl Blau - bass, electric guitar, vocals, keyboards, keyboard, vocal
  • Keith Lowe - double bass [upright bass]
  • Steve Moore - piano, organ, keyboards, keyboard
  • Eyvind Kang - viola

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