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Lara Landon: Overcome

Overcome
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Release
May 1, 2012
Label
139TH BROADWAY

Style: Piano pop/contemporary folk; compare to Plumb, Kate Bush, Sarah McLachlan

Top tracks: "I See God in You," "Better for the Breaking," "Defenseless"

On her sophomore album, singer-songwriter Lara Landon teams up with producers Mitch Dane (Jars of Clay), Steve Wilson (Jonny Diaz), and Brian Hitt (MIKESCHAIR), resulting primarily in a piano pop project with an underlying layer of folk. The ten tracks are intentionally sequenced to take listeners on a journey from brokenness to healing, which were inspired by both a missions trip to Haiti and an outreach tour of homeless shelters, women's rehabilitation centers, and bars. "I See God in You" is the best example of her seeker-sensitivity, and it all shines musically thanks to striking percussion and enchanting vocals that demonstrate grace and maturity beyond her 26 years.


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Laila Mickelwait

May 05, 2012  1:27am

The album actually has 12 songs and Lara produced 9 of them.

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