Emmy the Great and Laura Hocking (also known as Laura Sings Liver) are both from London, UK. They have similarities; they're both female and play primarily with acoustic guitars, but both have different styles to their song-writing. Forgive me for lumping these two together, but I thought I would be interesting to do a comparison between the two.
Emma-Lee Moss aka Emmy the Great (see: left) is slightly more attained in the music industry. She is often associated with folk acts such as Laura Marling, has toured with successful acts like Tilly and the Wall and is signed to Drowned in Sound Recordings. She is currently playing at quite a few festivals this summer. She has released a number of singles and an EP available on iTunes. Her debut album 'First Love' is due out this September. I am terrible at describing things, but her songs are slightly more straight-forward with more of a pop edge, but not sickeningly so.
Laura Hocking aka Laura Sings Liver (see: right) as far as I know is not associated with any acts or scenes. She plays in London constantly at many bars. I have yet to see her, but will make sure I eventually do. She has self-released an album and some EPs or singles I think, which you can pretty much download at her different MySpaces, and has mentioned putting an EP out at some point. Her style is slightly more mature and sophisticated, but not in a demeaning way to Emmy.
That's my best attempt at trying to describe and compare them. I think it's best to just leave it up to the music to speak for itself.
1 comment:
Both Marvelous. Had not heard of Laura Hocking. Thanks so much.
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