Laura Veirs Announces 'Temple Songs' Album with Haunting New Single 'Flying Into Darkness'
Portland indie-folk artist Laura Veirs announces her new album, Temple Songs, entirely written, recorded, arranged, produced, and performed by herself. Listen to the lead single 'Flying Into Darkness'.
Portland indie-folk mainstay Laura Veirs was Stereogum's first Artist To Watch way back in 2004. Since then, Veirs has created a significant body of work, which is about to expand with her new album, Temple Songs, due in August. The lead single, "Flying Into Darkness," is available now.
Temple Songs marks a new chapter for Veirs, as she wrote, recorded, arranged, produced, and performed everything herself. According to a press release, she handled guitars, bass, drums, tambourine, percussion, and vocals, with a saxophone contribution from a special guest. While the sax isn't apparent on "Flying Into Darkness," the lyrics reference "'Once In A Lifetime' on repeat." The song explores profound questions, such as "What are we doing? When can we rest?"
Veirs shares her perspective:
> This song comes from a feeling of being existentially unmoored in a dark, uncertain moment. I kept circling the same questions: how do I stay grounded? How do I feel like I’m doing some real good, nudging things–even slightly–in a better direction? At its core, the song wrestles with restlessness–how hard it is to find true rest when the world keeps us in a constant state of unease. There’s also a thread of "No Masters" running through it, which shows up across the album. I’m reaching for a world shaped more by freedom and love than by greed and fear, and all the ways those forces show up in daily life: hollow work, vast inequality, systems that feel too big to push against, and the steady backdrop of violence and conflict.
Watch the Veirs-made "Flying Into Darkness" video below.
TRACKLIST:
01 "Arc Still Bends"
02 "Golden Seams"
03 "Pulse"
04 "Feeling Returns"
05 "Flying Into Darkness"
06 "Colors Sing"
07 "Out From Undercover"
08 "New Life Over There"
09 "No Masters"
10 "River’s Song"
11 "Sunlight And Doom"
Temple Songs will be released on August 14 via Veirs' own Raven Marching Band Records. Pre-order it here.
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