Hailing from Liverpool, Laura J. Martin is a flute-playing, mandolin tottin, loops backed singer with some excellent ideas on display for all to hear. She lists artists as diverse as Wu-Tang Clan, Lalo Schifrin and David Bowie as influences. Her haunting style suggests that the inevitable comparisons to artists like Joanna Newsom, Kate Bush and Bjork are to be
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deserved, rather than derided for being too ‘obvious.’
She released her first single ‘Do
ki Doki’ back in 2008, and a number of singles hav
e followed since then, including ‘The Hanging Tree’ ‘Spy’ and ‘Kiss By Good Night’ (sic). 2012 will see the release of h
er debut album The Hangman Tree, released on January 23 through Static Caravan. Ch
eck out these tracks for now…
Laura J. Martin ‘Doki Doki’
Laura J. Martin ‘The Hanging Tree’