LAURA DANAE STRIKES THE PERFECT BALANCE BETWEEN NOSTALGIC REMINISCENCE AND CONTEMPORARY EVOLUTION.
“Bringing all the best bits of the noughties back to life in her latest single ‘Here I’ll Stay’, Laura Danae strikes the perfect balance between nostalgic reminiscence and contemporary evolution.”
Bringing all the best bits of the noughties back to life in her latest single ‘Here I’ll Stay’, Laura Danae strikes the perfect balance between nostalgic reminiscence and contemporary evolution.
The track opens with an explosion of the familiar-sounding arrangement of percussion, guitars and piano reminiscent of nineties and noughties legends like Alanis Morissette and Keane, before retreating to Danae’s organic and authentic vocal, accompanied by just a piano. The track ebbs and flows between this more vulnerable and gentle arrangement and the more dynamic and eruptive choruses which have a distinctly live feel to them and really hone in on a comforting sonic nostalgia. This feeling of sentimental wistfulness feels like a comfort to both the listener and the artist, as she uses this familiar foundation as a platform from which to process her anxieties and leave them behind, allowing herself to get comfortable with the unknown.