Listening to If You Come To Greet Me, itʼs immediately apparent something magical happened at Portland’s Typefoundry Recording Studio in the spring of 2006 with the capable assistance of Adam Selzer (Norfolk and Western) behind the board. Gibson demonstrates a confident finger picking style while bathing the punctuated notes in her languorous vocal phrasing. Itʼs haunting. And itʼs perfectly bolstered with gorgeous, warm, orchestral arrangements that never detract from the melodic backbone of Gibsonʼs songwriting. By the end of the sessions, almost all the members of Norfolk and Western (Adam Selzer - vocal, electric guitar, Rachel Blumberg - drums, Peter Broderick ˆ viola, saw, and Cory Gray - trumpet, piano) enthusiastically lent performances. The latter two were so pleased with the outcome they signed up to back Gibson whenever their schedules allowed. Wayne Miller filled out the troupe with tasteful, loping upright bass lines and Alex James (Dolorean) stopped in to sing a few bars. If You Come To Greet Me demonstrates a rich tapestry of emotion over nine songs--hope, ennui, reflection, inspiration, loneliness, happiness and yearning--all stitched together with a steady songwriting hand, where 
imagery dovetails with melody in an irresistible way. One can almost conjure up main street Coquille, Oregon, or for that matter Hometown, Anyplace, where the people, sky and land are all a little more well-acquainted, for better and for worse, and the human dramas unfold ordinary and extraordinary, depending on how you look at it.

Laura Gibson - If You Come To Greet Me (ALBUM PRELISTENING)

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