Temple Songs (Transparent Red Vinyl) TemporarilyUnavailable from NPR and Rolling Stone

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young children begin to disappear

“think later” and its songs are steeped in pop appeal and infectious toplines

masterfully tailored black robe outfit

while 2012's even glossier A Joyful Noise brought in Cumbrian pop doctor Brian Higgins as co-producer

Temple Songs (Transparent Red Vinyl) TemporarilyUnavailable from NPR and Rolling StoneLaura Veirs returns with Temple Songs, her first album in four yearsand the first she has written, recorded, arranged, produced, and performed entirely on her own. I didnt know if I would write songs again, says Veirs, who spent the intervening years building a backyard studio, getting married, blending a family with four teenagers, deepening her visual art practice (painting), and expanding her music teaching. Turns out that period was a gathering