On her first solo release since her supergroup outing with k.d. lang and Neko Case, Laura Veirs strips things down to the bare essentials, framing her evocative lyrics in as sparse a production as possible. Aside from the psychedelic guitar fest that breaks out halfway through “The Canyon”, The Lookout alternates between gentle, breezy folk-rock cuts, like “Seven Falls”, and spartan ballads, like the piano-based “The Meadow”. Veirs’ cover of the Grateful Dead’s dreamy folk-psych nugget “Mountains of the Moon” fits right in.
Tracklisting
| Position | Title |
|---|---|
| A1 | Margaret Sands |
| A2 | Everybody Needs You |
| A3 | Seven Falls |
| A4 | Mountains Of The Moon |
| A5 | Watch Fire |
| A6 | Heavy Petals |
| B7 | The Lookout |
| B8 | The Meadow |
| B9 | The Canyon |
| B10 | Lightning Rod |
| B11 | When It Grows Darkest |
| B12 | Zozobra |
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Release Information
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | 1× Vinyl (Gold) LP, Album, Limited Edition |
| Label | Bella Union |
| Catalog Number | BELLA744V |
| Notes | First pressing on Gold coloured vinyl. 100 copies bought from the Bella Union store came with a signed postcard. © 2018 Freak Off The Leash Music (BMI), Adm. by BMG Produced, recorded and mixed by Tucker Martine at Flora Recording and Playback in Portland, OR in the summer and fall of 2017 |
| Discogs URL | Laura Veirs - The Lookout |