For the past few months, we have seen a musical shift for our dear artist Laura Lucas, the talented Canadian now based in Australia. In addition to her folk sounds, she is now experimenting successfully with electric guitars, which are shaping her musical evolution, as shown in her new single “Woman.”
With a very catchy chorus that will not leave your head for hours, the artist sends us a clear message: she is now fully in control of her life, her desires, and her feelings, and no one will ever change that:
“Like a lot of people, I grew up internalising a patriarchal script about sex and relationships that really does not set women up for fulfilling connections,” Laura shares. “There was a point in my early twenties when I started to interrogate that script, and this song is a product of that questioning”.
Her long-awaited debut album “There’s a Place I Go” will arrive on November 14 via Nettwerk, and will include the excellent “Did the Mountain Change You.”
“Woman” is truly an open letter to those who still believe they can impose their vision and desires on women, and we can only salute the strength of this accomplished artist.
A real pleasure to listen to, as always, and another jewel in her already rich discography of masterpieces.
Laura Lucas didn’t exactly "choose" music. It just kind of showed up, unpacked its bags, and made itself at home. Growing up in Canada with parents who always had music playing, she picked up a guitar at 10 and never really looked back. Songwriting quickly became her way to deal with the chaos of life. A quiet space where she could put her feelings, even if no one else ever heard the result. Then came 2019. Laura arrived in Melbourne for an exchange trip and something shifted. Suddenly, all those songs that used to stay hidden started asking to be shared. She jumped into the local scene, met some amazing people, and finally started letting the world in on what had been going on behind the scenes. Since then, she’s released two EPs, "Light The Candle, Hold The Mirror" and "The Dreamer", worked with artists like Lawson Hull and Rod Coote, and opened for legends like Harrison Storm and LANKS. Laura has a rare gift for writing songs that feel like they were ripped straight out of a diary you didn’t know you needed to read. Keep an eye on her. Something tells us she’s just getting started.
Spent too much time
Kissing people I don’t wanna kiss
Too many lies
Lived their lives out on my lips
I don’t know why
I don’t know a gut feeling when I see one
When he’s inside
Don’t feel like a woman but I’ll be one
They say I should want this, want this, want this
Don’t know what I want is, want is, want is
I think I want this, want this, want this
Just not like this, like this, like this
What’s mine is yours
But what’s yours is never gonna be mine
And I know for sure
This isn’t what it’s supposed to feel like
I’ve been here before
And I know that shame is just a white lie
And it says I should want this, want this, want this
Don’t know what I want is, want is, want is
I think I want this, want this, want this
Just not like this, like this, like this
Just be a good girl, just be inviting
A little rough but always abiding
Love what you got, but keep it in hiding
Hiding, hiding
They say I should want this, want this, want this
Don’t know what I want is, want is, want is
They say I should want this, want this, want this
Don’t know what I want is, want is, want is
I think I want this, want this, want this
Just not like this, like this, like this
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh
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