Year of Meteors

Year of Meteors
Studio album by Laura Veirs
Released	August 23, 2005
Recorded	Flora, Seattle, Washington
Genre	Folk
Length	47:34
Label	Nonesuch Records
Producer	Tucker Martine
Laura Veirs chronology
Carbon Glacier (2004) Year of Meteors (2005) Saltbreakers (2007)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B+ [3]
The Independent	[4]
Mojo	[5]
NME	7/10 [6]
Now	[7]
Pitchfork	7.9/10 [8]
Q	[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
Uncut	8/10 [11]

Year of Meteors is the fifth studio album by Laura Veirs, released in 2005. On August 7, 2018, it was announced that this album, along with the rest of her releases through Nonesuch would be reissued for the first time in over ten years on both compact disc and vinyl by Veirs' own record label, Raven Marching Band.

Track listing

1. "Fire Snakes" – 4:57
2. "Galaxies" – 3:35
3. "Secret Someones" – 5:16
4. "Magnetized" – 2:37
5. "Parisian Dream" – 3:05
6. "Rialto" – 4:00
7. "Through the Glow" – 2:42
8. "Cool Water" – 2:52
9. "Spelunking" – 3:06
10. "Black Gold Blues" – 3:11
11. "Where Gravity Is Dead" – 3:40
12. "Lake Swimming" – 3:24
    • "Magnetized" (Demo version) (hidden track) – 1:39

Personnel

The Tortured Souls

• Laura Veirs – vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Steve Moore - piano, organs, keyboards
• Karl Blau - bass, electric guitar, vocals, keyboards
• Tucker Martine - drums, beats, percussion

Special guests

• Eyvind Kang - viola on tracks 1,5,10
• Keith Lowe - upright bass on tracks 1, 6

References

1. "Reviews for Year Of Meteors by Laura Veirs". Metacritic . Retrieved April 28, 2025.
2. Monger, James Christopher. Year of Meteors at AllMusic
3. A rare combo: thoughtful and hummable. [9 Sep 2005, p.145]
4. Gill, Andy (26 August 2005). "Album: Laura Veirs". The Independent . Retrieved 28 April 2025.
5. Through it all, Veirs' voice remains intimate but deadpan -- a la Suzanne Vega. [Sep 2005, p.96]
6. Sounds like a collection of songs poised to steal the heart of anyone with a bruised soul. [17 Sep 2005, p.58]
7. Liss, Sarah (August 31, 2005). "LAURA VEIRS - Year Of Meteors". Now . Retrieved April 28, 2025.
8. Deusner, Stephen M. (August 28, 2005). "Year of Meteors - Laura Veirs". Pitchfork . Retrieved April 28, 2025.
9. Showcases her luminous vocals, rich lyrics and subtle arrangements. [Sep 2005, p.120]
10. Hoard, Christian (October 20, 2005). "Laura Veirs - Year of Meteors". Rolling Stone . Retrieved April 28, 2025.
11. Year Of Meteors is no flat-out masterpiece.... Still, Veirs is clearly moving in the right direction. [Sep 2005, p.102]