Lauren Tate : Young Girl With A Mature Rocking Voice

Hello to all the readers out there. It's been a cloudy day here in Mykonos today and perfect for surfing around Youtube. I was looking up covers of Janis Joplin's "Me & Bobby McGee", when I stumbled upon an incredibly Pink-like cover by Lauren Tate. Her vocals are incredibly influenced by Pink, but the fact that she's only about sixteen years old (fifteen in the video) has got me hopeful that in time she'll find an incredibly unique sound. She's definitely got the skill to do that and a great taste in music. Also featured in a lot of her videos are the Bankrupt Brothers, who I'll get to later. For now, check out this mind-blowing cover.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Plu2rQE6MmM

Incredible voice and the fact that she manages to split her attention with the guitar is great too. Lauren's definitely got a certain age to her voice and I'm looking forward to hearing how it's going to mature in years to come. I mean, when you come across such a young, talented and passionate artist, all you can hope is that the passion will stay strong and that they'll continue to evolve as creators. So, I'm incredibly happy I came across Lauren today. She's brought a lot of sunshine to a cloudy day.

I obviously subscribed to her channel and found her Facebook page, which you too can find by looking up her name. She's got a bunch of great covers up on her channel, including one of Led Zeppelin's masterpiece "Whole Lotta Love." Backed up by the funky Bankrupt Brothers, Lauren has the opportunity to focus on her vocals in this one, leaving Jimmy Paige's genius up to the Bankrupt Brothers. I've pulled the song out of the bag many a time when doing acoustic gigs. It's something people don't expect to hear unplugged. It's such a great song though. Listen to this breathtaking cover.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7DeHxmdKuQ

Brilliant, right? Combining electric and acoustic grooves seems to create such a beautiful base for Lauren's very raw voice. Robert Plant seems like a perfect fit for Lauren's flexible yet crunchy sound that gives you the impression she's much older than she actually is. And as for the Bankrupt Brothers I love the fact that they seemed to have so much fun with it. I mean, that's what it's about. Why play guitar? Cause at the very least you'll have a lot of fun and at the best you might make a living at it.

But, back to the incredibly talented Lauren Tate. I haven't come across any originals of hers on Youtube, but did find a cover album taster you can check out. Together with the Bankrupt Brothers (who also produced the album), Lauren's got some great covers on this one. So, check this one out and don't forget to subscribe to her channel and "like" her Facebook page. And let's hope she gets on those originals soon! I'm sure she's already written a few (or more). Check back tomorrow for another fantastic artist.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2uNfFlLr_g

Alex Hamel