Laura Benitez
Country of origin:
U.S.
Type of music generally:
Americana/country rock
Status:
Most recent release, With All Its Thorns (as Laura Benitez and the Heartache, 2018)
See also:
Laura Benitez and the Heartaches' site
Comparisons:
Dolly Parton, Miranda Lambert, Lindi Ortega
Covers/own material:
Own and occasional covers
General comments:
Laura Benitez plays sprightly country/Americana. (stjarnell@yahoo.com)
Recommended first album:
Heartless Woman is the only one we've heard
Recordings:
- For Duty or For Love (2010)
- Heartless Woman (2014)
- With All Its Thorns (as Laura Benitez and the Heartache, 2018)
Heartless Woman
Release info:
2014
Availability:
See Laura Benitez and the Heartaches' site
Ecto priority:
Recommended
Group members:
Laura Benitez—vocals, harmony vocals, acoustic guitar, cowbell
Bob Spector—electric guitar, aritone guitar, 12-string guitar
Ted O'Connell—electric bass
Ian Taylor Sutton—pedal steel guitar
Michele-Kappel-strone—drums, harmony vocals, tambourine
Andrea Delarosa—harmony vocals
Comments:
This is very classic-sounding country/Americana with a modern twist. Benitez has a great voice and the songs are strong. "Worst Vacation" has a humorous approach to heartbreak, and Bentiez sounds just right. "I know you're bad" is a classic song about cheating and Bentiez approaches it with the right amount of sass. The album ends with a great version of Gillian Welch's "Tear my stillhouse down." It's a wonderful record all told. (stjarnell@yahoo.com)
Thanks to Anna Maria Stjärnell for work on this entry.
