The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune often come flying seemingly out of nowhere in your late 20’s/early 30’s. It’s a scenario that singer-songwriter Laurie Luke has endured and ultimately turned into a creative force on his forthcoming debut EP, Way Back When.
To turn back the clock for a moment tho – like so many, Laurie was thrilled and inspired by Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles while also growing up on 90’s icons like Soundgarden and Tool. He formed SOMA – a heavy, angry, politically-driven prog-rock outfit. He then made his first forays into serious home recording, before forming Heavy Love, a band that was a positive, polar opposite of SOMA and toured around WA before parting ways. Laurie by this point, was recording entire albums at home that were mixed, mastered and stored away.
During this time Laurie was raising a young family at home, and had come to the end of a long marriage. Through that personal turbulence he again turned his time and intensity into music, but on a release that would actually see the light of day. Way Back When is both the EP and the experience.
Meanwhile, first single Rainbow Bomb reaches to a different place. “My son did a painting, different colours from the middle out to the end of the page. He said it was called ‘Rainbow Bomb’. I was like, ‘aww, you’re a genius’ (laughs).” Laurie wrote it into a piece of music he already had bubbling and the lyrics are stream-of-consciousness.
With Way Back When soon to be released and a live band to deliver it on stages around the country, Laurie Luke’s versatility as a songwriter, producer and performer are bound to be heard loud and clear.
Rainbow Bomb out now via all good digital platforms
iTunes – Apple Music – Spotify – Google Music
Laurie Luke & The Renegades
‘Rainbow Bomb’ Single Launch
Thursday August 16
Indi Bar, Scarborough
