Laura
Heavy, cinematic post-rock from Melbourne that pairs soaring cello with a crushing wall of guitars. Intense, orchestral, and deeply cathartic.
Heavy, cinematic post-rock from Melbourne that pairs soaring cello with a crushing wall of guitars. Intense, orchestral, and deeply cathartic.
Laura creates a sound that is simultaneously beautiful and terrifying. It is built on the classic post-rock blueprint of 'quiet-loud-quiet,' but they infuse it with a chamber-music sensibility thanks to the prominent use of cello. The music feels like a physical presence in the room, moving from delicate, piano-led passages to massive, distorted crescendos that threaten to overwhelm the listener.
What sets them apart is the sheer density of their arrangements. With three guitarists and a dedicated cellist, the textures are incredibly thick, creating a 'wall of sound' that feels more like a tidal wave. They avoid the meandering cliches of some instrumental rock by maintaining a sense of urgent, almost desperate momentum, often ending tracks with a suddenness that leaves you breathless.
Start with the album 'Mapping Your Dreams.' It perfectly captures their ability to balance melodic fragility with earth-shaking power, serving as a definitive document of the mid-2000s Australian experimental rock scene.
Laura Põldvere (formerly Remmel; born 30 August 1988 in Ülenurme) sometimes known professionally as simply Laura, is an Estonian singer. She is said to be the most played Estonian artist on Estonian radio in the past decade. She is internationally known for representing Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 as part of the girl group Suntribe and did so again in 2017 in a duet with Koit Toome, singing "Verona."
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