Album: Carbon Glacier by Laura Veirs (2004)
Style: Folk
Record Label: Bella Union
Format: Album

Description: "Carbon Glacier" is the fourth studio album by Laura Veirs, released in 2004 on the Bella Union label in the UK and on Nonesuch Records in the US. 
 Now resident in Seattle, Veirs uses images of the Washington winter and the chilly depths of Puget Sound and the north Pacific to relate her feelings of hope and fear. Backed by acoustic guitars, simple keyboards and a small string section, it sees Veirs wondering how to enjoy a full and fruitful life in the midst of nature's relentless and unforgiving cycles. 
The Independent described it as "a benchmark by which future Americana releases will be judged." Uncut simply declared Carbon Glacier Veirs' "first masterpiece". 
The song "Rapture" from the album was heard during the episode "Save Me", from the first season of Grey's Anatomy.

Artist Background: "Laura Pauline Veirs" (born October 24, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter. Laura Veirs grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where she often spent summers camping with her family, which gave her much of her songwriting inspiration. Veirs has said that she didn't seriously listen to music until she was in her 20s; instead, she just heard what was in her environment. She listened to folk, country, classical and pop music around the house and on the radio during her youth. Attending Carlet... Part of the Colorado Springs, USA music scene. Associated with Folk movement.

Music Scene: Part of the Colorado Springs, USA music scene. Associated with Folk movement.

Tags: Folk, 2000s, Album, Bella Union

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"Carbon Glacier" is the fourth studio album by Laura Veirs, released in 2004 on the Bella Union label in the UK and on Nonesuch Records in the US. 
 Now resident in Seattle, Veirs uses images of the Washington winter and the chilly depths of Puget Sound and the north Pacific to relate her feelings of hope and fear. Backed by acoustic guitars, simple keyboards and a small string section, it sees Veirs wondering how to enjoy a full and fruitful life in the midst of nature's relentless and unforgiving cycles. 
The Independent described it as "a benchmark by which future Americana releases will be judged." Uncut simply declared Carbon Glacier Veirs' "first masterpiece". 
The song "Rapture" from the album was heard during the episode "Save Me", from the first season of Grey's Anatomy.

Carbon Glacier

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