What Laura Says

Thinks and Feels

BY Michael EdwardsPublished Sep 28, 2008

Having dropped the "Think And Feels” from their original name, Phoenix band What Laura Says decided to recycle those words into the title of their sophomore effort. Thinks and Feels doesn’t see them reining in their experimental, scattershot approach and that is likely to both win them fans and scare people off. For example, the opening track, "Couldn’t Lose Myself If I Tried,” finds itself hopping genres three times during its brief duration in a way that is more admirable than enjoyable. Fortunately the rest of the songs are more focussed, although the band do cover a lot of ground during the 11 tracks, in the vein of the Grateful Dead and their ilk. Still, the overall mood is laidback and folky, with lots of vocal harmonies. They are a playful band and songs usually meander around, apparently without having a distinct path in mind. But they get there in the end and that’s the important thing.
(Terpsikhore)

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