Tulsa, Oklahoma may be deep in the Bible Belt, but it’s impossible to deny the fact that some seriously talented musical acts have come out of this town. These include legends like Leon Russell and JJ Cale, and contemporary artists like Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips, St. Vincent’s Annie Clark, and John Moreland. Continuing in the vein of the unsuspecting town’s wellspring of talent is an up and coming artist by the name of Lauren Barth. Though she grew up outside of LA, Barth eventually made her way to Tulsa, and it was there that she began forging her own musical path.
Barth has a pension for writing catchy songs that straddle the line between pop, Americana, and folk, bringing to mind artists like Sheryl Crow, Liz Phair, and Lucinda Williams. This can be heard on Barth’s new album Forager, due out May 5th on Tulsa’s Horton Records. The album captures the sparse landscape of Oklahoma with plenty of twang, and its songs are often laid back as a sort of subtle salute to the Tulsa Sound put on the map by the likes of JJ Cale and others. One of the standout songs is “Want It Back”, which we are excited to premiere on Glide Magazine today. The song is a perfect album opener as it is infectious enough to make you sing along and carries enough power to make you wonder what Barth will do next. Both the video and the song bring to mind music videos of the 90’s, and it definitely feels like a radio hit from an era when mainstream radio didn’t totally suck.
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Lauren Barth’s Forager is due out on May 5th on Horton Records. For more music and info visit laurenbarth.com.
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