Laura Lucas’ ability to captivate listeners and distill complex emotions through song has earned her comparison to some of music’s biggest names including Lana Del Rey, Phoebe Bridgers, and Taylor Swift, and her introspective, vulnerable songwriting and warm, dreamy melodies feel like coming home to a best friend at the end of a long day.
Storytelling sits at the heart of her creative process, and it is this drive – both to document and honour her own feelings, and to share those experiences and moments of connection – that underpins both this EP and Laura’s ever-growing catalogue of indie-folk music.
“One thing I have been working on is to be less hard on myself and to not punish myself for my sensitivity. I am learning to see sensitivity as a superpower, as it’s the very thing that allows me to be a songwriter in the first place.” Laura says.
Here is my fantasy rider:
1. A hammock – because life is just more enjoyable in a hammock
2. A big warm yummy bowl of ramen (perhaps not to be eaten while in the hammock) – gotta fuel up for the show!
3. Lemon ginger tea with honey – to soothe the voice
4. My parents and siblings flown in from Canada – they have never seen me play!
5. My cats flown in from Canada – cuddling a cat makes everything better
6. Lots of plants everywhere and fountains that make a soft trickling sound to make the room feel like a rainforest – because who wouldn’t like to feel like they are in a rainforest??
7. A sensory deprivation tank – to help me relax and calm the nerves before the show
8. A hair stylist – because I am hopeless at anything to do with hair
9. A sweet treat, ideally a brownie or a choc chip cookie or ice cream (or all three, this is a fantasy!!) – to reward myself after the show
10. Unlimited wine to share with all of my friends afterwards – party time 🙂
I recorded my second EP The Dreamer with platinum award-winning artist and producer Dustin Tebbutt and it’s out now. You can listen to it at https://lauralucas.ffm.to/thedreamer and you can keep updated on everything I’m up to over at Instagram (@llauralucas), I’ll have even more news soon!
