July Flame

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July Flame
Laura Veirs - July Flame.png
Studio album by
Laura Veirs
ReleasedJanuary 12, 2010
Genre
Length43:58
Label
Producer Tucker Martine
Laura Veirs chronology
Saltbreakers
(2007)		July Flame
(2010)		 Tumble Bee
(2011)

July Flame is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Laura Veirs, released on January 12, 2010.

Contents

The title comes from a type of peach Veirs saw at a farmer's market. [1] Jim James of American rock band My Morning Jacket contributes falsetto harmonies on several tracks, including "Carol Kaye" which is a tribute to the so named bass guitarist. [1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Pitchfork 7.5/10 [3]

Reviews of July Flame were favorable. The Independent called it an "obliquely beautiful record, as they tend to be. Poetic and simple". [4] The New York Times said it is "full of layered folk and indie-rock bucolia and plain-spoken but stretchy-thinking language" and "there are some great, seemingly unforced, séancelike moments here". [5] The Guardian praised the album as "so extravagantly beautiful that it will send you scurrying back to its predecessors". [6] Entertainment Weekly wrote that the album "sends us on hikes through dreamy landscapes evoked by her uniquely tangy voice, casting minimal instrumentation in glistening arrangements to captivate the melancholy imagination." [7] Paste proclaimed that the album is Veirs' "finest work", and said "It's hard to imagine a better soundtrack to the chilly months than this collection of heady, steady, pensive songs". [8]

Track listing

All tracks written by Laura Veirs

  1. "I Can See Your Tracks" – 2:58
  2. "July Flame" – 3:45
  3. "Sun Is King" – 3:20
  4. "Where Are You Driving?" – 2:53
  5. "Life Is Good Blues" – 2:35
  6. "Silo Song" – 2:39
  7. "Little Deschutes" – 4:06
  8. "Summer Is the Champion" – 4:25
  9. "When You Give Your Heart" – 3:05
  10. "Sleeper in the Valley" – 4:02
  11. "Wide-Eyed, Legless" – 2:35
  12. "Carol Kaye" – 3:20
  13. "Make Something Good" – 4:14

Personnel

Guest musicians

Charts

Chart performance of July Flame
Chart (2010)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [9] 124
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [10] 1
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [11] 14

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References

  1. 1 2 Caraeff, Ezra Ace (7 January 2010). "Real Peach". The Portland Mercury . Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  2. ↑ Allen, J. "Review: July Flame". AllMusic . Retrieved 2010-01-19.
  3. ↑ Tangari, Joe. "Review: July Flame". Pitchfork . Retrieved 2010-01-19.
  4. ↑ Coleman, Nick (10 January 2010). "Album: Laura Veirs, July Flame (Bella Union)". The Independent . London. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  5. ↑ Ratliff, Ben (10 January 2010). "New CDs". The New York Times . Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  6. ↑ Costa, Maddy (7 January 2010). "Laura Veirs: July Flame". The Guardian . London. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  7. ↑ Pastorek, Whitney (7 January 2010). "July Flame (2010)". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  8. ↑ Maddux, Rachel (12 January 2010). "Laura Veirs: July Flame". Paste Magazine . Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  9. ↑ "Laura Veirs Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Laura Veirs Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Laura Veirs Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2020.


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