What Laura Says Thinks and Feels was the original tongue-in-cheek moniker created in 2003 by founding band members James Mulhern and Danny Godbold. The acoustic duo played for years at coffee houses and house parties in the Phoenix area until 2006, when they joined forces with the accredited rhythm section of Mitch Freedom and Greg Muller, as well as like-minded multi-instrumentalist Jacob Woolsey.
This combining of friends and forces resulted in a full five-piece American band in the truest sense. What Laura Says' layered song writing and instrumentation melds together the sounds of psychedelia, pop, blues, Americana, and indie rock delivering a fresh sonic experience both vintage and contemporary in tone.
The band has toured nationally with Annuals, Dear and The Headlights and Jessica Lea Mayfield playing the stages of The Bowery Ballroom (NYC), The Orange Peel (Asheville), The Parrish (Austin), The Troubador (LA), The Doug Fir Lounge (Portland) - and is a familiar friend in Austin at SXSW Music Conference. They have also shared the stage with Dr. Dog, My Morning Jacket, Lou Reed, Yo La Tengo, MGMT, Yeasayer, Delta Spirit and White Rabbits to name a few.
- "The fast-paced, playful pop songs from the Arizona-based band What Laura Says are utterly infectious, full of quirky vocals and banged out piano chords." - NPR
- "[WHAT LAURA SAYS are] amazing musicians, have zero boundaries and their music is full of so many surprises, not just from song to song, but within a single song. I love this band" - Devendra Banhart
- "What Laura Says and the music it makes tends to feel like a bundle of nerves and agitation and apprehension that cannot be reasoned with, just witnessed, almost as a voyeur. It feels as if a lifetime's worth of passion and real living is getting crammed into these pieces of time that they put together around an idea or a phrasing of an idea." - Daytrotter
Music
What Laura Says - I Suppose
What Laura Says - I SupposeWhat Laura Says - Training
What Laura Says - Bloom Cheek
What Laura Says - I'd Dance For You
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videos
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Press
| Daytrotter Session & Feature | NPR Feature |
| NYCtaper.com Feature | Phoenix New Times Feature |
| The Austinist | LA Weekly |
| Mixtape Muse Review |
Tour Dates
What Laura Says Tour Dates
Friday, 9/10 @ Subterranean, Chicago
Saturday, 9/11 @ UW, Madison
Sunday, 9/12 @ Firebird, St Louis
Tuesday, 9/9 @ Riot Room, Kansas City
Wednesday, 9/9 @ Larimer Lounge, Denver
Thursday, 9/16 @ Kilby, Salt Lake City
Saturday, 9/18 @ High Dive, Seattle
Sunday, 9/19 @ Mississippi Studios, Portland
Tuesday, 9/21 @ The Knockout, San Francisco (SMiLE)
Wednesday 09/22 @ The Echo, Los Angeles
Thursday 09/23 @ Soda Bar, San Diego
Saturday 09/25 @ Yucca, Tempe