An album release from Laura Sea comes through with a robust sort of personality that delivers character and charisma in the form of pop rock and pop punk songwriting, and all of this comes together with a very forward-moving flow and a pop coating that keeps everything colorful but slightly edgy at the same time.
The Transformations album speaks volumes for the artist as a person and as a musician because these songs feel a lot like they serve as chapters in her life and with each one she's letting a little piece of herself out.
I adore records where the artist gives pieces of themselves, and this is no exception.
As the record unfolds you get a few surprises around the corners, and you get a real idea for her personality and her approach to putting yourself out there and doing so with fewer boundaries than you may be used to.
This record has a lot of rock backbone to it and that's where the edginess comes from because that sonic drive is excellent. The guitar tone is strong, the drums are driving, and her vocals seem to complement the music perfectly so it's a really good match in terms of the energy levels.
This is the kind of release where you definitely have lyrics you need to listen to so that you can understand the full story of what's going on and because of that you want to listen to the whole record from beginning to end.
In a way, it's almost like a concept album.
Aside from that, there are, as I mentioned earlier, a few surprises around the corners and some different styles of songwriting here so if you only listen to one or two tracks from this release, then you're not really getting the full spectrum of what the album has to offer as a whole.
I definitely love the kind of inner thought that comes out throughout the record and you feel like you actually know her better as a person by the time you're done with the whole thing.
Some of these tracks come through in a sort of pop-punk anthem style and those songs are extremely memorable but the whole record has a lot of different kinds of hooks and courses that bounce around in your head for hours or even days after the songs have ended and the only way to satiate that is to go and listen to the record again.
I'm pretty surprised by this album because you can hear that it took a lot of time and effort. There's a lot of attention to detail throughout its course but it still has that heart and on top of that, the energy level of the entire record as a whole is awesome also.
These are songs you can sing along with, jump around the room with, dance to, it's just a lot of fun but it also shows honesty as well.
That's the combination that makes this work. It's the combination of pop, rock, and honesty that makes this record so special.
I feel like this was cathartic for Laura to write and release because these songs can get very personal and I feel like it's also brave of her to release a record like this because she again, is letting so much out into the open and the world for everyone to hear.
But this is what true artistry is about. No walls built around what you're doing. You do it for yourself so that you can let the emotions and thoughts out and get them off your chest and the only way you know how. Through your art.
The best part about that is the fact that people can relate to those things as well and so for some aspects of the record you end up connecting with songs that you yourself can relate to.
This was a graceful record in a way as well. I love the way the vocals are performed because they're not over the top or super harsh. They are melodic and can be smooth at times but with the right kind of attitude as well to add that spark of edginess to go along with the harder rock music.
Laura did an outstanding job with this record and I think that Transformations is the kind of record that you can listen to multiple times and not get bored with.
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