{"product_id":"laura-jean-devotion-lp","title":"Laura Jean - Devotion LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDevotion is a stunning artistic about-face from revered Melbourne songwriter Laura Jean. Loved for her piercing, intimate, folk-based albums such as 2014’s Laura Jean and 2011’s A fool who'll, Laura has worked with producer John Lee (Beaches, Lost Animal) to create an enveloping, deep pop album like nothing she has done before.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLaura's last self-titled album, recorded in the UK with John Parish (Perfume Genius, Aldous Harding, PJ Harvey) and featuring Jenny Hval on backing vocals, was a critical smash in Australia, shortlisted for the Australian Music Prize and nominated for two Age Music Victoria Awards.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe album lead to Australian and New Zealand tours with Aldous Harding and Marlon Williams, plus shows with Julianna Barwick, Jessica Pratt and more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut soon Laura found herself tinkering with a 90s Kawai keyboard, enjoying its built-in drum rhythms and moody synth sounds. Laura began a series of shows performing with nothing but the keyboard, as the idea for her next album grew and developed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDevotion is an album about teenage obsession, coastal child- hood and vivid memory - universal themes filtered through Laura’s razor sharp lyrical focus. Initial influences for the record took\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e in R’n’B, 80s adult contemporary pop and 70s disco, but the end result is transformed into something wholly other, full of depth, resonance and mystery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 400px; height: 472px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1450463630\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=none\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/laurajeanmusic.bandcamp.com\/album\/devotion\"\u003eDevotion by Laura Jean\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Repressed Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67724130943158,"sku":null,"price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/9119\/8390\/files\/IMG_0253.jpg?v=1792716436","url":"https:\/\/repressedrecords.com\/products\/laura-jean-devotion-lp","provider":"Repressed Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}