Written by Lauren Rosier
British breakout singer/songwriter and producer, Laurel, with her new single, “Scream Driver Faster,” via Communion Records. The song is her first new music since her 2018 debut LP, Dogviolet.
The ’80’s tinged “Scream Drive Faster” shows Laurel very euphoric, a big difference from her last record of mostly chamber pop. “I really loved the songs on Dogviolet, but they were very heavy,” she explains. “At one point in my life I was in a pretty dark place and it was really comforting to sing about it, but it was hard to revisit those emotions every night.” When she was composing the track, she wanted it to reflect the happiness she’s found since.
Laurel, born Laurel Arnell-Collen, began writing her own music at age 11, and by age 13, she began playing in local bars with her guitar. At 17, she signed to Universal, and found herself living in a basement flat in London. She lived in the flat for three years while composing Dogviolet. “Making music all day and night is how I survived and didn’t go crazy,” she says. In addition to her debut album, she also released her first book with the record titled The Mutterings Of A Laurel, a collection of her journal entries to read alongside the album.
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