Rating:

On her second release for Nonesuch Records, Laura Veirs again offers up a batch of literate, smart singer/songwriter oriented pop music backed by her band the Tortured Souls. One of the many strengths of Year of Metoers is the production, which avoids a cluttered sound in favor of subtlty, highlighting Veirs’ sweet voice and intelligent lyrics instead. Veirs and the Tortured Souls have clearly not made a masterpiece with Year of Meteors, but it is a very good record, full of brooding intellectualism and clever wordplay to go along with melodies that match the prettiness of Veirs’ voice. Each song on the album has something to offer, leaving no weak tracks. Highly recommended.

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– Kevin

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