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Artist: Lara MacMillan
Album: Miss Mercurty
Label: Indepdenent
Playtime: 38:31 min
Genre: Folk
URL: http://www.laramacmillan.ca
Rip date: 2009-07-19
Street date: 2009-00-00
Size: 47.25 MB
Type: Normal
Quality: 162 kbps / 4410kHz / Joint Stereo
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A Canadian border city girl, Lara MacMillan grew up on a steady diet of
Detroit Radio and her MotherÆs 45Æs. Piano recitals, church choir and grade
school musicals gave her a taste for making music. At 14 she lucked out when
she landed a job bussing tables at a downtown bistro which regularly featured
the session players who created the Motown sound. Following high school Lara
headed to the Maritimes to study and secure her degree in music at the piano
and later to the Rocky Mountains where she coordinated the music program at
the world renowned Banff Centre. The east coast experience provided welcome
exposure to folk and celtic music while out west Lara fell in love with Jazz.
Upon moving to Toronto, Lara landed a gig hosting a prime time pop-culture
show for TVOntario. A live to air, weekly, hour-long program ôMr. Jonesö
boasted over a hundred thousand views and galvanized MacMillanÆs appetite for
storytelling. In 2005 she got serious about her song-writing and began
playing her music at venues throughout the city. This led to regular
engagements at Toronto music mainstays including The Cameron House and
GrossmanÆs Tavern. Combining sit-up-and-listen lyrics, genre-defying hooks,
and dramatic delivery Lara runs the gamut from folk rock to cabaret pop. An
exceptional songwriter with influences from Bach to Beck, her debut CD, Miss
Mercury, brings to life the irresistible spirit of this consummate performer.
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01. Miss Mercury ( 3:06)
02. I'm Losing You ( 3:48)
03. By My Side ( 3:57)
04. Rip Out My Heart ( 3:15)
05. Come Inside ( 2:44)
06. Rare Beauty ( 4:12)
07. This Sad Year ( 2:52)
08. Unrequited ( 3:08)
09. Mettle In You ( 4:02)
10. Balde Of Grass ( 3:16)
11. We Don't Need Words ( 4:11)
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