"The Avenues is a unique soldier in the Americana landscape — though there are threads of country in her writing, there's a stronger inclination towards the more free-wheeling, free-form folk of Fiona Apple, Traci Chapman or Joni Mitchell's Turbulent Indigo, even the aggressive, sultry moodiness of Chris Isaak." - Rolling Stone In September 2014 Lera Lynn, who won the 2011 Chris Austin songwriting contest, released her second full-length album The Avenues following the release of the self-produced 5 song EP Lying in the Sun in March. The Avenues, produced by Joshua Grange, landed on multiple "Best of 2014" lists from Rolling Stone, American Songwriter, Twang Nation and Huffington Post. 2015 started off with her first national TV appearance on David Letterman on January 5th - click to watch SiriusXM's "The Loft" will air a one hour live performance (session #416) beginning on January 28th. In February, Acoustic Cafe will debut a new song titled "Not Home Anymore" (Live from Sun Studio) as part of their Acoustic Cafe Songcraft Presents campaign. Lera just completed her first headlining tour of Texas playing to packed houses in Austin and Ft. Worth. The tour landed her first ever sold out show in her birth city of Houston! Lera will be back on the road throughout 2015. Read what the press is saying HERE Please visit Lera's website and join her mailing list for all the latest news and watch for a very special announcement this spring.
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