Laura Veirs - Troubled By The Fire LP box set on one of the snowy

on one of the snowy days that rarely happen in North Carolina

but rightfully

it is dependably doleful and caustic as the singer shines unforgiving light on his troubled upbringing and the cruel joke that is the American dream

the hero of Kurt Vonnegut's novel Slaughterhouse Five)

Laura Veirs - Troubled By The Fire LP box set on one of the snowyRMB003 Release Date: January 1st 2003 "Laura Veirs sings fireside songs and sea shanties of hypnotic beauty. She creates a contrary world that is at once ethereal and earthy, acting as both a playful sprite and weary siren. Veirs has an eye for detail, conjuring up tangible images of her childhood in Ohio Clouds, from her grandma's cigarette perfumed skin to her dad's crackling radio, but it's sound, not meaning, that consumes her. Like Sinead