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Laura Jean - Amateurs (White Vinyl)
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Revered
Sydney
songwriter
Laura
Jean
returns
with
new
album
Amateurs,
her
first
record
since
the
much-celebrated
Devotion
in
2018.
Amateurs
is
a
stunning,
string-laden
album,
set
at
a
mystical
midway
point
between
the
deep
synth-pop
of
Devotion
and
the
folkier
sounds
of
Laura’s
earlier
work.
The
album
features
backing
vocals
from
Aldous
Harding
and
Marlon
Williams
on
three
songs
(Teenager
Again,
Amateurs
and
Folk
Festival).
Laura
worked
with
producer
Tim
Bruniges
around
Sydney’s
long
2020-2021
lockdowns.
Erkki
Veltheim
(Gurrumul,
Cat
Power)
arranged
gorgeous
strings
for
the
album,
which
were
recorded
in
Melbourne
by
Devotion
producer
John
Lee.
Amateurs
is
an
album
about
anti-art
and
anti-intellectual
culture
in
Australia
(but
applies
equally
to
other
parts
of
the
world).
It
sees
Laura
questioning
her
role
as
a
songwriter
and
examining
the
reality
of
her
choices
to
prioritise
art
over
other
parts
of
her
life.
It
is
also
a
warm
hearted,
humorous
and
sonically
breathtaking
album.
“Amateurs
means
to
do
something
for
love,
not
money,
and
somehow
it’s
become
a
dirty
word,
shorthand
for
a
failure,”
says
Laura.
“These
songs
arise
from
my
acceptance
that
I
will
always
be
an
‘amateur’.”
2018
album
Devotion
had
superlative
reviews
from
Pitchfork,
Gorilla
Vs
Bear
and
elsewhere,
and
made
it
into
end
of
year
lists
for
Spin,
Idolator,
Apple
Music
and
more.
Laura
also
acquired
some
high-profile
fans
such
as
Lorde
and
actor
Brie
Larson.
She
did
two
UK/Europe
tours
in
2018-19
with
Courtney
Barnett
and
Aldous
Harding.
Laura
has
twice
been
shortlisted
for
the
Australian
Music
Prize
and
has
recorded
with
Jenny
Hval
as
well
as
Aussie
icons
Paul
Kelly,
The
Drones,
and
Rolling
Blackouts
Coastal
Fever.
“
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