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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:36.0pt;color:black">LAUREL</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Announces First U.S. Performances in Los Angeles- January 27 & 29<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">DOWNLOAD “Fire Breather” & “The Desert”
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://soundcloud.com/classiclaurel/sets/fire-breather-free-download"><b>HERE</b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black"><img border="0" width="171" height="228" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CF0D19.99FB23F0" alt="cid:image001.jpg@01CF0D16.015AC040"></span></b><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">“Somewhere between the stairs in the crowd’s standing area and her spot-lit position center-stage, she transformed from Laurel, bright-eyed teen, to Laurel,
the rather sultry, mononymous performer.” - <b><i>Noisey.com</i></b></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">“Laurel is about to shine in the light of young female talent breaking in the indie pop world.”
<b><i>- Earmilk</i></b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">“</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">mix of pop nous with the emotion baring traits of folk.”-
<b><i>The Guardian</i></b> <span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">“Her official debut single “Fire Breather” is a great
</span><a href="http://pigeonsandplanes.com/2013/11/laurel-iured-fire-breather/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">first impression</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">, featuring wispy, breathy
vocals and pulsating percussions that come together for a sensual and mesmerizing experience. There’s something incredibly alluring about the
</span><a href="http://pigeonsandplanes.com/2013/11/laurel-iured-fire-breather/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">song</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">, shrouded by a tinge of mystery,
that’s got us looking forward to more from the songstress.”<b>- <i>Pigeons and Planes</i></b></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">January 8<sup>th</sup>, 2014-- London’s brightest new female talent,
<b>Laurel</b> will make her US live debut with two special performances in<b> Los Angeles – 1/27 at Bardot and 1/29 at Troubadour</b>. When Laurel reveals her vocal prowess, songwriting skills and production chops, it’s hard to believe that she is only nineteen
and creates it all on her own. Watch her command the screen in the video for her song “Fire Breather,” which was revealed
<span style="color:black">at the end of last year on</span><i> VICE</i> <b><i><span style="color:black">Noisey.com</span></i></b><span style="color:black">.
</span><a href="http://noisey.vice.com/blog/meet-laurel-englands-newest-alt-pop-teen-with-some-serious-vocal-chops">PRESS HERE</a><span style="color:black"> to watch!</span><span style="color:#1F497D">
</span>Laurel will also be playing at SXSW in March.<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">With cinematic songs hinged on seductive, sultry vocals, Laurel’s haunting blend of piano, beats and strings are enchanting. The singer, songwriter and producer hails from a tiny town somewhere between Southampton
and Portsmouth in the UK, and has been writing, producing and performing her own original material since age 14. Following the completion of her college exams, Laurel moved to London and inked a deal with
<b>Turn First Records </b>(Dan Croll, Iggy Azalea) off the strength of a song demo. Laurel caused quite a stir after posting her arresting track “Blue Blood,” which sent blogs into a frenzy, hit no.3 on
<i>Hype Machine</i> and has amassed over 100,000 soundcloud plays– a promising start. She’s currently penning and producing her first full length album, and we cannot wait to hear more.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Live Dates:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1/27 <a href="http://www.itsaschoolnight.com/140127.html">
Los Angeles, CA @ Bardot</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1/29 <a href="http://www.troubadour.com/event/406137">
Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://soundcloud.com/classiclaurel">http://soundcloud.com/classiclaurel</a><span style="color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.classiclaurel.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">www.classiclaurel.com/</span></a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://classiclaurel.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">classiclaurel.tumblr.com/</span></a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/classiclaurel" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">www.facebook.com/classiclaurel</span></a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.twitter.com/classiclaurel" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">www.twitter.com/classiclaurel</span></a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">For more on LAUREL, contact:</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">PRESS HERE</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Gina Schulman//Stephanie Williams</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="mailto:gina@pressherepublicity.com" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">gina@pressherepublicity.com</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">//</span></i><a href="mailto:stephanie@pressherepublicity.com" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">stephanie@pressherepublicity.com</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Gina Schulman</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#C00000">PRESS HERE </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">(Los Angeles)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">8105 West Third St.,<b><span style="color:#C00000"> </span></b>Los Angeles, CA 90048<b><span style="color:#C00000"> </span></b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">P: (323) 556-9752 </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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