Laura Musgrave is an artist from northern England who’s profitable new followers within the U.S. and Australia together with her infectious energy pop. Laura’s new single “Play Once more” has the energetic attraction of New York’s Charly Bliss and UK group Pale Waves.
Musgrave isn’t any stranger to ballads, having garnered 2023 Single of the 12 months honors from the Worldwide Singer-Songwriters Affiliation. Her tune “Anytime” appears like a bonus observe from Taylor Swift’s Midnights album.
We caught up with the artist to get the within scoop on her newest single:
“Play Once more” is an actual rock banger, fairly completely different from a few of your earlier releases. It jogs my memory of Liz Phair and even the New York rock band Charly Bliss. Who’re a few of your favourite rock influences?
Oh, there are such a lot of! I particularly love ’90s and early 2000s rock, which Olivia Rodrigo additionally pulls a whole lot of inspiration from. Paramore would positively be excessive on the checklist, particularly their album Model New Eyes. Alanis Morissette is an all-time favourite of mine, and she or he has that nice capability to straddle pop and rock. Extra lately, artists like Taylor Acorn, Avril Lavigne, and Pale Waves’ album Undesirable have influenced my sound. In addition they draw on early 2000s rock influences, which feels fairly full-circle.
“Play Once more” is a tune about resilience. What’s the backstory on the tune? What prompted you to put in writing it?
I bought fairly sick a couple of years again and couldn’t do something for weeks. The one factor I might do was relaxation, and hope my physique would heal. I used to be making an attempt to remain in a optimistic mindset and be affected person so I might hopefully get again to doing what I beloved. The expertise made me mirror on these moments in life the place you hit a troublesome time and should discover your power once more. ‘Play Once more’ is about that turning level once you understand your combat is coming again. You’re decided to face no matter challenges life has in retailer, even if you happen to’re nonetheless determining methods to choose your self again up.
This observe is fueled by “woman energy” as a result of your co-writer is Emma Gale and your producer is Becky Willard. What was it like working with them within the studio?
They’re each fantastically proficient! I’m fortunate to have labored with them each for years now, so we all know one another fairly nicely. It positively helps that you just’re on the identical web page on the subject of determining how the tune must be formed. Emma’s infinite creativity helped us clear a couple of roadblocks within the songwriting course of, and Becky has such a expertise for bringing a tune to life. Her manufacturing of ‘Play Once more’ sounded even higher than the model I had in my head! I actually admire them each.
What are your musical plans for 2025 with regard to touring and recording?
I’m presently writing new music for 2025, which is basically thrilling! I can’t wait to report and share some extra tunes. I’m rehearsing my present songs in the meanwhile, and planning out my subsequent 12 months. That’s all the time enjoyable, as a result of it offers you the prospect to look again on the earlier 12 months too and have a good time the wins. 2025 is basically beginning to take form, and I’m wanting ahead to sharing extra information quickly.
