Laurel (musician)

Laurel
Birth name Laurel Arnell-Cullen
Born (1994-05-07) 7 May 1994
Southampton
Genres Chamber pop, alternative pop Indie Rock
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Years active 2013–present
Labels Next Time Records, Theia, Counter Records, Ninja Tune
Website classiclaurel.com

Laurel Arnell-Cullen,[1] better known as just Laurel, is a Welsh-British chamber pop and indie musician from Southampton but since 2013 has been based in London. Laurel received critical acclaim for writing, recording and producing all her music in her bedroom studio in London.

Career

Laurel first caught interest from music bloggers in 2013 when she posted a demo for her song "Blue Blood" in early 2013. She then followed by posting songs "Mankind" and "Fire Breather". In mid 2013, she signed a record deal with Turn First Artists. Laurel released "Fire Breather" as her first official single, via her SoundCloud in 2013.[2] Laurel released her debut EP, To The Hills, in 2014 via her own record label, Next Time Records.[3][4][5] Laurel released her second EP, Holy Water, in December 2014.[6][7][8] In July 2015, Laurel released a finished version of her song "Blue Blood".[9][10] In March 2016, Laurel released her first single from her debut album titled "Life Worth Living". Unlike her previous work, it featured a strong indie rock influence with a leading electric guitar and live drums. In May 2016, she then dropped a second single titled "San Francisco". This single earned her the place of Apple Music's first Artist of the Week. In August 2016, Laurel announced she had signed to Counter Records, a division of Ninja Tune Records and that she would be going on her first headline UK tour in November, in support of her EP, Park. "Hurricane" was released as the first single from Park in September 2016 and gained a lot of buzz from music bloggers and indie radio stations. [11]

Discography

EPs

Title Details Tracklisting
To The Hills
  1. "To The Hills"
  2. "Nicotine Dreams"
  3. "Shells"
Holy Water
  1. "I Forget"
  2. "Memorials"
  3. "Come Together" (feat. Sivu)
  4. "Holy Water"
Park
  1. "Maybe Baby"
  2. "Hurricane"
  3. "Too Far"
  4. "Goodbye" (Demo)

Mixtapes

Title Details Tracklisting
Allelopathy
  1. "Avena" (feat. FKA Twigs)
  2. "Juglans" (feat. Yung Gud)
  3. "Arctostaphylos" (feat. Yung Gud)
  4. "Laurocerasus" (feat. Yung Gud)
  5. "Rhus" (feat. Andru)

Singles[14]

Title Details Album
"Fire Breather"
  • N/A
"To The Hills"
  • To The Hills EP
"Shells"
  • To The Hills EP
"Memorials"
  • Holy Water EP
"Blue Blood"
  • N/A
"Life Worth Living"
  • TBA
"San Francisco"
  • TBA
"Hurricane"
  • Park EP
"Maybe Baby"
  • Park EP
"Too Far"
  • Park EP

References

  1. ↑ Johnson, Gabriella. "Meet Laurel, the New Face of British Alt Pop". Vogue. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Cragg, Michael. "Laurel – Fire Breather: New music". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Frometa, RJ. "LAUREL (@classiclaurel) to Release Debut EP To The Hills, Available April 7, 2014". Vents Magazine. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Leorne, Ana. "Laurel announces debut EP To The Hills, shares video for title-track". The Four Oh Five. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Watch Laurel perform Blue Blood and To the Hills". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  6. ↑ Unterberger, Andrew. "Stream Laurel’s Ethereal ‘Holy Water’ EP". Spin. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  7. ↑ Trott, Florence. "NEW NOISE: LAUREL". Wonderland Magazine. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  8. ↑ McDermott, Emily. "DISCOVERY: LAUREL". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  9. ↑ Bennett, Kim. "LISTEN TO LAUREL'S MAJESTIC NEW TUNE "BLUE BLOOD"". Vice. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  10. ↑ Murray, Robin. "Listen: Laurel - 'Blue Blood'". Clash. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  11. ↑ Wass, Mike. "Laurel Announces ‘Park’ EP, Drops New Single “Hurricane”'". Idolator. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  12. ↑ "Laurel - To The Hills'". Amazon. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  13. ↑ Oke, Tobi. "Premiere: Laurel's 'Allelopathy' Mixtape Is Otherworldly'". Complex Magazine. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  14. ↑ "Laurel on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
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