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Laura Veirs — Galaxies
Album: Year of Meteors
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Released: 2005
Length: 3:26
Plays (last 30 days): 2
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When you sing
When you sing
The stars fill up my eyes

Galaxies pour down my cheeks
Galaxies
Galaxies that flood the street
Galaxies

When we dance
When we dance
Eels and seagrass float on by
I'm ten thousand leagues beneath the sea
ten thousand leagues
ten thousand leagues
ten thousand leagues beneath the green
ten thousand leagues

When we kiss
When we kiss
Bears and boulders vibrate through the air

Gravity is dead you see
All I need is beating red
No gravity...
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Listening to the opening minute I had pretty much convinced myself this was Phantogram.  

I Kinda like this.
Posted 1 day ago by BeanCrusher    [ Reply ]
 dapower wrote:

She could try to look a little more Indie on the cover of her album, but it's a nice song )))))


I thought she looked like a librarian 
Posted 1 day ago by Easyrider    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:

Her voice reminds me of Emily Haines of Metric (that's a good thing).



I totally thought this was Emily Haines. Jumped on here to rate it and discovered that I already had! 

8
Posted 1 year ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
Her voice reminds me of Emily Haines of Metric (that's a good thing).
Posted 2 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Another artist I would not hear on commercial radio with it’s SSDD
Posted 2 years ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
 redeyespy wrote:
She looks like a poster girl for the Dewey Decimal System, and she rocks! A most agreeable combo there.
 
So true. Quite true. True. Funny ;-D
Posted 7 years ago by Carl    [ Reply ]
LOVE HER!  Whole album and Warp & Weft is great! 
Posted 7 years ago by Bob-Loblaw    [ Reply ]
Man, it's been a year already since the Case Lang Viers tour came to Dallas and what a great show it was Time flies!
Posted 8 years ago by chinaski    [ Reply ]
Absolutely 10!
Posted 9 years ago by loopbitz    [ Reply ]
First time I'm hearing this.  Who needs gravity?  I am floating through the galaxy.  {#Meditate}
Posted 9 years ago by skooba    [ Reply ]
10!
Posted 9 years ago by loopbitz    [ Reply ]
This song is a perfect example of the fact that lyrics don't have to mean anything at all.
Posted 10 years ago by trailhead    [ Reply ]
digging this
Posted 11 years ago by leafmold    [ Reply ]
Amy Farrah Fowler
Posted 11 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
 aspicer wrote:
Andy why would I listen to this over Throwing Muses, Tonya Donnelly, or Kristin Hirsch??  

 
Who is Andy?  Anyhow, there should be more than three or four choices, shouldn't there?
Posted 12 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Andy why would I listen to this over Throwing Muses, Tonya Donnelly, or Kristin Hirsch??  
Posted 12 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Daria
Posted 12 years ago by sajitjacob    [ Reply ]

Sounds great on vinyl also.....
Posted 14 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
Nice face, nice music! 
Posted 14 years ago by Netto    [ Reply ]
WONDERFUL - just wonderful!

Compare Laura's feelings to the likes of
 "THE NATIONAL"
Posted 15 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
 Exene wrote:
When we kiss, bears and boulders fly through the air? Did I make that part up?
 
When we kiss, when we kiss
Bears and boulders vibrate through the air
Gravity is dead you see

Shouldn't we be having a wake?

Posted 15 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
Starting to like this... a 6 for now, we'll see what happens.

Posted 15 years ago by TimeWaster    [ Reply ]
When we kiss, bears and boulders fly through the air? Did I make that part up?
Posted 15 years ago by Exene    [ Reply ]
 fatale7 wrote:


I went to Carleton at the same time as Laura and as far as I know, the school doesn't offer a major in geography.  Perhaps you meant geology?

Either way, nice to hear a Carleton alum on RP!  And yes, it is a really good school. {#Yes}

 

I got geography from the poster I quoted. Wikipedia lists her academic focus as geology and Mandarin, courses of study, no doubt, that have been indispensible to her music career.{#Wink}

I'm happy to see that she has released an EP of acoustic folk, Two Beers Veirs , and is working on a new LP, July Flame.


Posted 16 years ago by Inamorato    [ Reply ]
 Inamorato wrote

Laura must be pretty smart, though...Carleton is a top-ranked school in Northfield, MN, the town where the James gang had their demise. I'm glad they still offer majors in geography.


 

I went to Carleton at the same time as Laura and as far as I know, the school doesn't offer a major in geography.  Perhaps you meant geology?

Either way, nice to hear a Carleton alum on RP!  And yes, it is a really good school. {#Yes}

Posted 16 years ago by fatale7    [ Reply ]
ziggytrix wrote:
hey I just realized from where I recognize her; this gal guested on vocals with the Decemberists on Austin City Limits!
She does the female vocal on The Decembersists' heartbreaking Yankee Bayonet on The Crane Wife.


Posted 16 years ago by Pazzat    [ Reply ]
She's well worth seeing live. She does a really great solo set with delays and pedals creating multi-guitar and vocal tracks.
Posted 16 years ago by Pazzat    [ Reply ]
this ordinary looking girl's voice backed by grungy guitar licks is interesting
Posted 17 years ago by drews    [ Reply ]
hey I just realized from where I recognize her; this gal guested on vocals with the Decemberists on Austin City Limits!
Posted 17 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
ChardRemains wrote:
First heard this cut on a free Paste CD. Nice! Laura is a 1997 graduate of Carelton College in MN, where she majored in Geography. She made the cover of their alumni magazine this month! Now that's success!

With that kind of success, who needs a Grammy?

Laura must be pretty smart, though...Carleton is a top-ranked school in Northfield, MN, the town where the James gang had their demise. I'm glad they still offer majors in geography.

I first heard this song on a Paste CD too.

Posted 17 years ago by Inamorato    [ Reply ]
First heard this cut on a free Paste CD. Nice! Laura is a 1997 graduate of Carelton College in MN, where she majored in Geography. She made the cover of their alumni magazine this month! Now that's success!
Posted 18 years ago by ChardRemains    [ Reply ]
Mmmm thanks for the celestial set again Bill it's making me want to burn a themed cds set or 3
Posted 18 years ago by jenakle    [ Reply ]
Nice!
Posted 18 years ago by spindrift    [ Reply ]
Laura is totally Indie in sound and by all appearances! Magnificent!
Posted 18 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
She could try to look a little more Indie on the cover of her album, but it's a nice song )))))
Posted 18 years ago by dapower    [ Reply ]
messydiner wrote:
I keep thinking this is Teagan & Sara.
That's who I thought it was too!
Posted 18 years ago by jenakle    [ Reply ]
14 and a half minutes.... and counting!
Posted 18 years ago by 54-40    [ Reply ]
eman wrote:
LV, i'll make you a Salmon dinner anyday... The Northwest rocks...!!!
Hope this girl's not a vegan for your sake...
Posted 18 years ago by celadonstone    [ Reply ]
Celestial playlist: Laura Veirs - Galaxies The Flaming Lips - Vein of Stars Moby - We Are All Made Of Stars
Posted 18 years ago by meydele    [ Reply ]
Pretty standard, decent emo. But from a chick! For me, enough to raise it from a 6 to a 7.
Posted 18 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
brandog wrote:
If this wasn't so senseless and boring, I'd hate it.
It's too mediocre for hatred.
Posted 18 years ago by AlienRelic    [ Reply ]
I keep thinking this is Teagan & Sara.
Posted 18 years ago by messydiner    [ Reply ]
escapist wrote:
I was impressed by the album as a whole, and if you like this song and the other song Bill had been playing (Cool Water) I'd strongly recommend buying this. One of the best CDs I've bought from hearing some tracks played here.
Kinda late on the the "thanks", but much grass just the same...
Posted 18 years ago by SpamNRice    [ Reply ]
SpamNRice wrote:
So... what about the rest of this CD? Any good? I hate to be trapped into buying for one song and getting 10 other sucky songs...
I was impressed by the album as a whole, and if you like this song and the other song Bill had been playing (Cool Water) I'd strongly recommend buying this. One of the best CDs I've bought from hearing some tracks played here.
Posted 18 years ago by escapist    [ Reply ]
So... what about the rest of this CD? Any good? I hate to be trapped into buying for one song and getting 10 other sucky songs... As for the looks? Who freakin cares? She can sing and she's kinda cool in a psycho, freak, hug those tree's, and feed the children NOW! kinda way Humor folks...
Posted 18 years ago by SpamNRice    [ Reply ]
federico wrote:
No, sorry, I am not interested in saving the whales. Good day.
Posted 18 years ago by fureanbode    [ Reply ]
kgish wrote:
I would say that this is a pretty cool number. And I do not care what she looks like on the cover, it's the voice that counts.
Have to agree with you there.
Posted 18 years ago by Bizzarefall    [ Reply ]
off topic...but i pulled out Galaxie 500, Today and listened to it end to end twice yesterday...forgot just how good it was. long live dean wareham! pobaldy wrote:
galaxie 500 -- i wish
Posted 18 years ago by greg6494    [ Reply ]
No, sorry, I am not interested in saving the whales. Good day.
Posted 19 years ago by federico    [ Reply ]
otto63 wrote:
Good voice, song of no value, face undiscribable
this made me laugh! i have no idea what it means!!
Posted 19 years ago by optimusprime10    [ Reply ]
d-mac wrote:
Clever playlist, Bill. :) Laura Veirs - Galaxies The Flaming Lips - Vein of Stars Moby - We Are All Made Of Stars
galaxie 500 -- i wish
Posted 19 years ago by pobaldy    [ Reply ]
d-mac wrote:
Clever playlist, Bill. :)
Fully agreed! I like this song :)
Posted 19 years ago by sjuttiosju    [ Reply ]
GChevy410 wrote:
growing on me too...very slowly 3 to a 4
I started at about at 3 too; now it is at a 7. I doubt it will get higher as the chorus is a bit on the annoying side.
Posted 19 years ago by ElSupreme    [ Reply ]
Clever playlist, Bill. :) Laura Veirs - Galaxies The Flaming Lips - Vein of Stars Moby - We Are All Made Of Stars
Posted 19 years ago by d-mac    [ Reply ]
LV, i'll make you a Salmon dinner anyday... The Northwest rocks...!!!
Posted 19 years ago by eman    [ Reply ]
I would say that this is a pretty cool number. And I do not care what she looks like on the cover, it's the voice that counts.
Posted 19 years ago by kgish    [ Reply ]
redeyespy wrote:
She looks like a poster girl for the Dewey Decimal System, and she rocks! A most agreeable combo there.
LOL. I've always had a major thing for librarians.
Posted 19 years ago by Pazzat    [ Reply ]
Good voice, song of no value, face undiscribable
Posted 19 years ago by otto63    [ Reply ]
Just heard this again and i've had to up the rating from 7 to 9. I know, sounds a bit crazy but it's really grown on me. Plus I think she's kinda cute in a school teacher type of way !
Posted 19 years ago by ManchesterUK    [ Reply ]
redeyespy wrote:
She looks like a poster girl for the Dewey Decimal System, and she rocks! A most agreeable combo there.
Love it. Love Paste. Thanks RP. Laura and I are having a cup of tea before we go back to information architecture.
Posted 19 years ago by ChardRemains    [ Reply ]
Papa_John wrote:
LOL Paste ROCKS!
Most definitely! I've been a subscriber since Day 1 - Victoria Williams and Mark Olsen were the cover for that one. The samplers have always been great.
Posted 19 years ago by rjs    [ Reply ]
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Posted 19 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
Liked it when I first heard it. So much that I bought the whole CD from iTunes. Now I am sick of it. Happens sometimes....
Posted 19 years ago by im50something    [ Reply ]
TheLoneIguana wrote:
I got in on that Tracks magazine promo that RP promoted a while back. I got maybe three issues of the free subscription, then a letter saying they were cancelling the magazine. They transferred all the subscriptions to Paste, which I was buying anyway! /Good Karma that day
Same story here. I bring it to work after I am through reading it and put it in, well, let's say a place where a lot of reading takes place. Several of my freeloading co-workers will send me email asking when I'm bringing in the next issue for the "library." Great magazine.
Posted 19 years ago by Darlington    [ Reply ]
She looks like a poster girl for the Dewey Decimal System, and she rocks! A most agreeable combo there.
Posted 19 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
AliGator wrote:
Yeah. This is growing on me.
growing on me too...very slowly 3 to a 4
Posted 19 years ago by GChevy410    [ Reply ]
Dig it, fo sho!
Posted 19 years ago by freeone1    [ Reply ]
Yeah. This is growing on me.
Posted 19 years ago by AliGator    [ Reply ]
been digging this song for about two weeks now. Very much into it. Very nice voice and music compilation here, imo
Posted 19 years ago by danimal3114u    [ Reply ]
rdyce wrote:
I love this song. Very unique and, mellow..but with that cool indie chick edge!
... ...
Posted 19 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
Ewwwww nasty
Posted 19 years ago by Gorky    [ Reply ]
Oh... this is nice.
Posted 19 years ago by drover    [ Reply ]
I love this song. Very unique and, mellow..but with that cool indie chick edge!
Posted 19 years ago by rdyce    [ Reply ]
Imkirok wrote:
Oh man, is that siren (or whatever) sound that keeps nagging in the background ever annoying. Make it stop!
no, no, she is the siren. quite nice.
Posted 19 years ago by randomprime    [ Reply ]
built to spill follower?
Posted 19 years ago by pedro    [ Reply ]
I like very much. (I actually saw her in concert before recieving the Paste sampler)
Posted 19 years ago by littleblueriver7    [ Reply ]
When we kiss, when we kiss Bears and boulders vibrate through the air
Posted 19 years ago by sans    [ Reply ]
This number is pretty cool: liked it the very first time I heard it.
Posted 19 years ago by kgish    [ Reply ]
...flashing back now...
Posted 19 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
Papa_John wrote:
Paste ROCKS!
I got in on that Tracks magazine promo that RP promoted a while back. I got maybe three issues of the free subscription, then a letter saying they were cancelling the magazine. They transferred all the subscriptions to Paste, which I was buying anyway! /Good Karma that day
Posted 19 years ago by TheLoneIguana    [ Reply ]
AphidA wrote:
Another good song from a Paste Sampler. Note: In some photos, Laura Veirs looks like Jon Stewart in drag. Don't believe me? See this.
I have this Paste sampler too - the whole thing is awesome. The very first time I listened to it, this song caught my attention. I like it! Especially her voice and vocal choices - as well as the "siren" or whatever it is effect. Love the way she sings "When we kiss..." HOLY COW! Even Jon Stewart in drag couldn't look as much like Jon Stewart in drag as that photo! Too bad that looking like a dork with glasses wasn't as cool when I was, say, 13...
Posted 19 years ago by skindy    [ Reply ]
At first I thought it was Cat Power... however this sounds quite nice.
Posted 19 years ago by perronegro    [ Reply ]
I thought her first album was better. Check out the song Rapture.
Posted 19 years ago by Four-Five    [ Reply ]
Dork! Cool tune, though.
Posted 19 years ago by brokemusician    [ Reply ]
Papa_John wrote:
Seattle ;-)
I guess that's what I get for being born in Seattle but living in Minnesota since age 5.
Posted 19 years ago by UltraNurd    [ Reply ]
Imkirok wrote:
Oh man, is that siren (or whatever) sound that keeps nagging in the background ever annoying. Make it stop!
I was looking out the window for an ambulance or a fire truck.
Posted 19 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
AphidA wrote:
Another good song from a Paste Sampler. Note: In some photos, Laura Veirs looks like Jon Stewart in drag.
LOL Paste ROCKS!
Posted 19 years ago by Papa_John    [ Reply ]
UltraNurd wrote:
I'm trying to figure out the accent... the pronunciation of "galaxies" in intriguingly weird.
Seattle ;-)
Posted 19 years ago by Papa_John    [ Reply ]
Another good song from a Paste Sampler. Note: In some photos, Laura Veirs looks like Jon Stewart in drag. Don't believe me? See this.
Posted 19 years ago by AphidA    [ Reply ]
Bizzarefall wrote:
I like it, so far...
I dont know why but I like this song...
Posted 19 years ago by Bizzarefall    [ Reply ]
rcurrier wrote:
This tune has every bit as much excitement as the artist is showing in that cover photo. If she's bored, imagine how we feel.
Just because neither the music nor her cover have her bouncing off the walls means that she is bored. Perhaps, with having a physics teacher as a father, she is a more "low-key" person. It doesn't mean that she doesn't make nice music. Sometimes I like thrash metal, but usually I like relaxing, pretty music - which is exactly what this is.
Posted 19 years ago by Steven_G    [ Reply ]
I'm trying to figure out the accent... the pronunciation of "galaxies" in intriguingly weird.
Posted 19 years ago by UltraNurd    [ Reply ]
This is fun. I knew her (slightly) years ago when I was in college. Her father taught some of my physics classes and sometimes had students over for pizza. I remember a cute, skinny little kid, but I don't remember her singing. It's fun to see that she is making it big! As for the music, I kind of like it. I didn't think much of it at first, but it has really grown on me.
Posted 19 years ago by hansk    [ Reply ]
This tune has every bit as much excitement as the artist is showing in that cover photo. If she's bored, imagine how we feel.
Posted 19 years ago by rcurrier    [ Reply ]
Oh man, is that siren (or whatever) sound that keeps nagging in the background ever annoying. Make it stop!
Posted 19 years ago by Imkirok    [ Reply ]
cracking tune but typo alert, it's Veirs not Viers BG
Posted 19 years ago by Jezza    [ Reply ]
Gawd, I mist be the only one who found this plodding and repetitive in a really yawn-inducing way. Just awful.
Posted 19 years ago by MsJudi    [ Reply ]
beautiful lyrics
Posted 19 years ago by greenpubes    [ Reply ]
" a thousdand boulders vibrate in the air" and the award for best lyrical metaphor goes to....
Posted 19 years ago by crystalboy    [ Reply ]
I have another of Laura's albums...her songs aren't always coherant, but they are quirky and groove me. Just like this song does! Nice addition!
Posted 19 years ago by cbonai    [ Reply ]
This is a cool song and the album overall is very tasty!
Posted 19 years ago by suzanimals    [ Reply ]
I like it, so far...
Posted 19 years ago by Bizzarefall    [ Reply ]
I always liked being first. Good office music, nothing that wows me but nice.
Posted 19 years ago by Essbee    [ Reply ]