As Done Waiting pointed out , Yorkshire-based singer-songwriter Laura Groves is on the SXSW 2010 bill along with a trillion others. In this video, Groves and friend play acoustic guitar and battery-operated keyboard in a mossy wood somewhere in England, I'm guessing. "I Am Leaving" really takes flight, thanks to Groves' powerful, very expressive voice, which seems to reach for the highest notes for emphasis––climactic purposes. Her self-titled debut album came out last July on XL, followed by a December EP, Does Anyone Love Me Now? Buy Blue Roses on [...]

DOWNLOAD: Blue Roses - I am Leaving (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Blue Roses - Doubtful Comforts (MP3) Blue Roses , aka UK singer-songwriter Laura Groves, released her self-titled debut album full of beautiful folk songs via XL Recordings in July. A follow up EP called Does Anyone Love Me Now is out digitally on December 7th, and tonight (December 3rd), Laura sets out on what is being called a "rare" tour of North America with fellow [...]

A homespun debut that shares an obvious sense of exploration with early Kate Bush.

People seemed to dig into Laura Groves aka Blue Roses, a British singer-songwriter and our most recent BTW . Her debut arrives States side this month via XL, and the label has handily posted a three-song video session to ease her introduction. Then we said "Blue Roses cites an alliterative gaggle of influences on her introspective, heart-worn folk -- "Bartók to Bush, Tiersen to Tears For Fears, Debussy to Du Maurier" -- to which you could safely add your favorite coffee shop chanteuse (Leslie, Joni, Joanna) and probably find a moment to back it up," and that Laura is [...]