"As the co-founder of American bolero group Miramar, vocalist Laura Ann Singh has spent the past five years minting a warm, nostalgic analogue sound, rich with Spanish-language harmonies. Her upcoming spiky solo debut, Mean Reds, disrupts that entirely. Supplanting the swaying Latin rhythms of bolero for a free jazz quartet, these eight tracks revel in atonal scrapes, cymbal splashes, keening horns and Singh's lively vocals."
"Referencing avant garde pioneer Ornette Coleman's free form improvisations as much as Joni Mitchell's emotive lyricism, the result is a rowdy debut that launches Singh as one of the more distinctive new voices in jazz. Singh has previously dipped her toe into the genre by guesting with composer Tomeka Reid on her 2024 live suite of music inspired by Duke Ellington."
Laura Ann Singh transitioned from co-founding American bolero group Miramar to releasing a spiky solo debut, Mean Reds, released 24 October. The album replaces swaying Latin bolero rhythms with a free-jazz quartet sound across eight tracks featuring atonal scrapes, cymbal splashes, keening horns and lively vocals. Influences include Ornette Coleman's free-form improvisation and Joni Mitchell's lyricism, while past collaborations include guesting with Tomeka Reid on a 2024 live suite inspired by Duke Ellington. Tracks range from Diane Reeves-like melodics on River and Do Not Remain to raucous, tub-thumping energy on Highway Monster and jazz-punk playfulness on Counting.
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