Taken from her serene and cathartic new album My Echo (out now on Bella Union) which was described as a surprisingly positive break-up album, Laura Veirs has shared a video “Freedom Feeling”, the LP’s sublime opening track.
Of the video, which stars and is choreographed by aerial hoop dancer Story Lowe, Veirs says:
“About a year ago I was hanging out at the lodge at Breitenbush Hot Springs in the Oregon mountains and a woman came up and said hi. Turns out we had met many years ago a couple of times through our exes. The woman’s name was Molly. Molly’s daughter was there, too, and we got to talking. Her name is Story Lowe and she’s a 14-year-old aerial hoop dancer and choreographer. I had been thinking at that time about a video that incorporated hoop dancing so we exchanged numbers. A few months later I chose my song “Freedom Feeling” for this treatment and Story took on the challenge of working on this piece. She worked for the entire summer of 2020 under lockdown, spinning safely at her community studio in Bellingham, WA. Portland. Filmmaker Devin Febbroriello drove to Bellingham and filmed this in November 2020. After editing the choreography Devin added some dreamy coloured overlays. I love how this video turned out! Thanks to all who made it happen, especially Story, who threw her heart, soul and body into it.”
Produced by Tucker Martine in the summer and fall of 2019. My Echo features guest appearances from Jim James, Bill Frisell, Karl Blau, Matt Ward and others.
Listen / Buy ‘My Echo’ here: https://ffm.to/myecho
Photo-credit: Jason Quigley. Styling by Sarah Santner