Laura Harley

I’ve been sharing some of the new songs with a few friends. And it has been SO much fun! I feel sort of bad talking about the album a lot right now since it won’t be ready for purchase for probably a couple more months. But, I am just so excited about people’s reactions that I have to tell you about it! I shared it with my friends Ali, Kerri, and Elliot (Kerri’s 9-year-old son). They were really excited about the songs and had all kinds of lovely things to say about it. After listening, Elliot announced “Man, I need to go play Guitar Hero now!” I figure that’s a pretty good review from him :). It was so fun to share the results of this labor of love with close friends and to get such a great reaction from them.

Then, last night, I was in the car with my buds Marjan and Eddie and I played a snippet of each song for them. Oh my goodness. It was so fun, because they really loved the songs and they were actually clapping and cheering both during and at the end of each song! They said things about the music, my voice, and my songs that really went straight to my heart. It was such a moment of joy for me.

It feels strange not to share the songs with my family first, but with my mom still recovering in the hospital and my family still emotionally recovering, there hasn’t been a good time to do it yet. Especially since my family tends to cry when they hear new music from me :). I’ll be sharing it with them very soon.

The first listens to a new album are always special—and a little scary. Even though I love the results and can’t wait to share them, there’s always that part of you that thinks, “Will other people like this, too?” So, it has been so exciting and confirming and joyful to share it.

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