30music
"wanderlust is a pulsating purr so pleasant
you know why your heart is a beating organ."
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billy zero :: xmradio
"this is one of my new favorites. great music and lyrics that
aren't contrived in any way. very impressive production and
instrumentation. a very nice listen all the way through."
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dcist
"'helicopters' [is] the lost song from the garden
state soundtrack... this would fit on a mix with
the shins and iron and wine."
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thenewpink/womenfolk.net
"seemingly effortless, laura's music, as soft and
fragile as it may sound at times, is flowing with
the intensity of a star about to nova."
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mashnote magazine
"laura burhenn's second album wanderlust is
definitely a soundtrack for the coming autumn. she
has an amazing warm jazzy voice which will make your
cheeks all red... the melody really sucks you in..."
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melodynelson.com
"...sultry voice, intelligent writing skills, and a great sense of
confidence... backed by her band, her soft songs come alive and
take on a higher level of intensity, but even without the band,
her voice alone will leave you mesmerized. she's also not afraid
to experiment with music, as her latest album shows... it won't
take that much more time for her to blow up."
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"this girl is an a&r dream: beautiful songs, a voice
that goes from angelic to raspy in the switch of a
note, and an accomplished musician."
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jasper coolidge :: jenyk.com
"dc native laura burhenn [is] an artist who by all rights if any
good and justice exist in the world will be bigger than us steel,
or at least regularly reverently mentioned in the same paused
breath as the ubiquitous f.a."
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smother.net
"[laura] has the kind of voice you wish was by your
bedside singing a lullaby, though you will be sure
that at any moment her vocals could knock you to the
floor.... and with 'chelsea hotel no. 2' she
does perhaps the best rendition of a leonard cohen
cover you will ever hear."
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blogcritics.org
"laura burhenn is a perfect example of how independent
musicians will eventually save the record industry from itself,
from the downward spiral of over-marketed throwaway acts and
slutty teenagers pandering to lecherous old men. she breaks all
the molds of the young, beautiful, aspiring singer, and does so
in a way that surpasses many established female songstresses."
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washington city paper
"we had heard about laura burhenn long before we actually
heard her. and when we finally did feast our ears on the music
of the sultry singer/songwriter/pianist, it was obvious that all
the hype was more than justified."
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