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The Laurels
Genre: Indie, Rock
Region: Sydney, NSW
Members: Conor Hannan, Piers Cornelius, Luke O'Farrell, Kate Wilson
Sounds Like: My Bloody Valentine, Nirvana, The Jesus And Mary Chain
Influences: Spacemen 3, The Saints, The Beatles

Unearthed Artists We Like: Richard In Your Mind , Cloud Control


The Laurels are a four-piece from Sydney who create luscious, complex and dangerous psychedelic shoegaze bliss.

Their influences extend from sonic pioneers The Velvet Underground through to the inner city filth of Australian legends The Saints and the trance-like psychedelia of Spacemen 3, all the way back to the lush pop harmonies of The Beatles.

They have shared stages and tours with the likes of The Black Angels, Wooden Shjips, Dead Meadow, Swervedriver, Low, Tame Impala and A Place To Bury Strangers to name but a few.

In 2009, The Laurels put out their first release, a 7” pressing of their single Wandering Star, which sold out in next to no time. They wowed audiences and blew minds with their live show over the next few years and released their debut EP Mesozoic to widespread acclaim in July 2011.

Their debut album will be released in 2012.

Reviews for Mesozoic EP

THE AGE: 4 stars - "We RARELY review EPs here, unless it's one we think you need to really know about...The Laurels are one of the most compelling bands around right now."

THE BRAG: 4 ½ stars - Indie Album Of The Week: "Spectacular"

TWO THOUSAND: "The Laurels have produced one of the standout Australian EPs of the year"

DRUM MEDIA: "Probably the best live band in Sydney.... What The Laurels are doing is special. There's no better way to express it."

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Tidal Wave
rating:  5/5
Wow, did 6 and a half minutes really just go by? I was caught up in an epic wave of fuzzed out guitars, driving rhythms and snarly vocals, so I didn'...
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Tidal Wave
rating:  5/5
Damn this is excellent. Big, driving fuzz rock that's never too brutish but still bristles with intensity. Bring on the album!
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Black Cathedral
rating:  5/5
Some good quality dream pop from this classy Syd band.
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Black Cathedral
rating:  4/5
Who cares if My Bloody Valentine can't write a follow-up to Loveless, The Laurels can be the torchbearers of shoegaze.
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