Laura Wolf’s “Calligraphy and Calculations” is a genre-bending song that fuses elements of chamber pop and sound design production. Wolf’s vocals are a melodic near whisper like she’s writing a letter or rehearsing a conversation with someone for whom she has an unrequited affection. Sounds and tones interweave and spin off in playful whorls and staccato echoes like the musical equivalent of stop motion animation treatment of a child’s storybook. But the subjects are adult and the compositions imbued with a depth and sophistication coupled with a whimsical aesthetic that fans of Tune-Yards and the more avant end of Emily Yacina will appreciate for its delicacy of spirit and creative emotional insight. Listen to “Calligraphy and Calculations” on YouTube and follow Laura Wolf at the links below. Her new album Shelf Life released on June 2, 2023 via Whatever’s Clever.
Queen City Sounds and Art 
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