Vanity Metrics by Gianna Lauren
On her fourth release Lauren is at her art-rockiest, but that also may be in part thanks to the artists she was listening to as she weaved through the fog of Nova Scotia’s south shore to produce this EP: Some of indie-rock’s boldest voices and most insightful perspectives, like the heart-rending Mitski, the dramatics of Weyes Blood, the intimacy of Big Thief.
Lauren and her cohorts stepped into the studio immediately after a two-week tour to make Vanity Metrics in four days, and that includes a pair of songs—“Closed Chapter” and the opener “Spark”—written that week. With the artist as bandleader, much of the album was recorded live off the floor, capturing an electricity fuelled by collaboration (and a touch of exhaustion).
The result is a collection of mid-tempo mood pieces informed by a well-acquainted band moving as a single unit, with Lauren’s electric guitar and cracked trumpet of a voice guiding it from the centre.
Tracklist
| 1. | Spark | 4:18 |
| 2. | Whoa | 4:08 |
| 3. | Closed Chapter | 3:21 |
| 4. | Innocent Tourist | 4:19 |
| 5. | Disappear | 4:23 |
Videos
Credits
Jeff Kingsbury - drums
Julien Dussault - electric guitar
Greggory Clark - bass
Yolande Laroche - rhodes, wurlitzer
Pascal Huot - vocals on Disappear
Jennah Barry - vocals on Closed Chapter
Rebecca Zolkower - vocals on Whoa and Innocent Tourist
J.J. Ipsen - moog and synths on Spark and Whoa
Andy Magoffin - horns on Closed Chapter and Whoa
Gianna Lauren - vocals, electric guitar
Vocals on Innocent Tourist by Yolande, Pascal, Jeff, Julien, Greggory, Rebecca, and Gianna
Songwriting by Gianna Lauren and everyone listed here. Thank you Nick Everett, Eliza Niemi, and Evan Matthews for the birth of Innocent Tourist.
Recorded (for the most part) live off the floor at Old Confidence Lodge in Mik’maq Territory
Mixed and Mastered by Andy Magoffin at The House of Miracles
Thank you to my teams Kyle and Michelle at Forward Music Group, Pigeon Row, and FACTOR Canada.
Much love to everyone who has stayed on this journey with me.
