Live from Lafayette [Purple Vinyl]

A gorgeously rendered concert album, Live from Lafayette finds singer Rumer revisiting songs from her 2020 studio album Nashville Tears. Also included are a handful of her favorite covers and originals from previous albums. A Pakistani-born, British vocalist, Rumer has carved out a distinctive niche on the pop landscape with her velvety smooth brand of vintage-inspired AM soft rock. It's a sound that's garnered her well-earned comparisons to icons like Karen Carpenter and Carol King, and one which she took to new heights on Nashville Tears. Having moved to Arkansas around 2015, Rumer developed a deep appreciation for the everyday poetry and rustic lyricism of country music. She was particularly sparked by the music of legendary Nashville songwriter Hugh Prestwood, whose songs became the focus of Nashville Tears. Although it was her first foray into country, it featured all of the orchestral shimmer and pop melodicism that has made her music so distinctive. Recorded as a streaming conce