"...lingers like honey..."
Holden Laurence tells stories and on Sometimes Laughter and if this song was a movie it would be a dark romance. Maybe set in modern times but told in a Gothic sort of way, in rural places steeped in the pain of past familial tragedies. Laurence creates musical atmospheres and narrates this tale with his sort of pristine vocal aesthetic that has a touch of theater in his tones as opposed to a quote / unquote rock voice but that is ok. Laurence (on past work) touches on a lot of musical genres and blends them through his eyes. To me, Sometimes Laughter feels like Americana rock with a folk or maybe folk tale heart.
-Robb Donker Curtius
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On his debut, Wild Empty Promises (2017), Holden Laurence burst onto the Cleveland music scene and garnered widespread praise for his unique combination of 80s Alternative and vivid, vulnerable Americana songwriting.
“Wild Empty Promises is a fantastic debut that blends Mope-rock, Post-punk and New Wave deftly... with its bittersweet tone and cinematic delivery.” - Eric Sandy, Cleveland Scene Magazine
On Rewire (2019), Holden expanded his musical and emotional palettes with walls of synths and glassy guitars, driving grooves, and eloquent and visceral songwriting. The textures were more lush, the drums more bombastic, and the sonic landscapes more vast. While songs like “Shadows of Old Love” and “Mary Magdalene” were natural extensions of Wild Empty Promises, Holden broadened his creative scope with the infectious road-trip rush of “Speaking in Tongues” and the heartbreaking honesty of “Rewire” and “Roses and a Romeo Mask.”
“Whether you’re falling in or out of love, or staring dreamily at the stars knowing he, she, ze or they are out there looking for you too, the songs on Rewire will fill your mixtapes and playlists with plenty of edgy, melodic, romantic, and darkly epic earworms.” – Popdose
“An Indie Pop/Rock classic.” – American Pancake
“It’s thoughtful but playful and boasts a subtle infectious energy that drives from start to finish. Holden’s dreamy vocals take the spotlight and allow that dusky feeling to wash over in a gentle wave.” – YACK! Magazine
Holden's new singles, Like James Dean and Rock the Cradle (2019), examine coming-of-age angst through the disillusionment of the new American Dream and the obstacles of forming an identity and exploring sexuality in the modern age.
The Like James Dean/Rock the Cradle sessions were recorded at Fe True Productions (Cleveland) and Bobby Peru Recording Studios (Milwaukee), and were engineered, mixed, and mastered by Shane Olivo, in partnership with executive producer Dr. Michael Bell. Holden once again recruited long-time collaborator and drummer Michael O’Brien of The Modern Electric. In addition to self-producing, all instruments and vocals, with the exception of drums and percussion, were performed by Holden Laurence.
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