Ever since she first emerged, Chicago’s Laura Glyda has stood as one of the more prominent figures on the new music scene. Delivering a string of powerful and provocative releases over the years, her sprawling tenure has always looked to shine a bright light on her narrative-driven songwriting over the years. But after recently going through a divorce, she has looked to turn her recent pain into art with her latest studio album ‘This Heart Is A Machine’, a record that sees her channel her strongest emotional presence yet.
While heartache and sorrow have always been great catalysts in creating deeply moving music, ‘This Heart Is A Machine’ feels far more intimate as it plays. Although each song is intended as a cathartic exercise in relinquishing those personal demons that have plagued her mind lately, Laura Glyda still looks to make this release as engaging as possible. Never slipping too far into a despondency with her sound, she mixes the flow of this release between the uplifting and the more solemn, creating a beautiful juxtaposition of energy throughout.
It certainly has the rigour of an artist trying their best to get back to their old selves, but some of these offerings really strike at the soul. ‘This Heart Is A Machine’ is not just a rousing return for her, but also feels like a new beginning as well, one we can only encourage as much as possible.