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lara@larasound.com
A soft, warm voice that aches with vulnerability, Lara's sound is an honest, raw expression of her experiences, memories, yearnings, and vision. Her alternative rock is woven with sensitivity, intimacy, and a haunting echo of lost moments. Coloured by the influences of '90s rock and pop, the storytelling songwriters from the '60s and '70s, and a twinge of the overwhelming heartbreak from the '50s crooners, her music is a tapestry of her life and the era-straddling tunnels within it. Thoughtful lyrics point towards bruised spots of devastation and tenderness.
Within the heart and mind of a natural storyteller, Lara's instinct to share stories formed in the valleys of her life. Her authentic presence and unique voice described as "KahlĂșa" and "soul food," create a dreamy yet dark, gritty world for listeners to step into, feel, and time-travel. She knows how to open hearts and ears because she herself is a listener and empathizer. An innocent light held in the centre of a raging storm, her heart needs to tell stories of pain, loss, and trauma; to make the listener sick with longing for the things we can never have or control. Her quiet, introspective nature houses her courage to pull to centre the thoughts, feelings, and words we often hide and suppress in fear and shame; her subversive spirit doesn't shy away from vocalizing the uncomfortable. She illuminates the places we would rather not go in order to provide an opportunity for healing, integration, freedom, and empowerment.