Laura Story creates music that feels like a deep, honest conversation in a sun-drenched living room. Her sound is anchored by her background as a string bassist and aspiring conductor, bringing a sophisticated harmonic sensibility to the world of contemporary worship. It is gentle, melodic, and deeply rooted in the piano, often swelling with tasteful orchestral flourishes that never feel overproduced.
What sets her apart is her willingness to dwell in the 'already but not yet' of faith. While many of her peers focus on high-energy anthems, Story specializes in the bittersweet. She writes about blessings that come through teardrops and healing that comes through trials, delivering these heavy truths with a vocal style that is both fragile and remarkably steady.
Start with the album 'Blessings' to understand her impact. The title track is a masterclass in theological vulnerability, while the rest of the record showcases her ability to blend folk-pop accessibility with the gravitas of a seasoned hymn-writer.
Laura Mixon Story Elvington is an American contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter. Billboard ranked her as the 40th Top Christian Artist of the 2010s. She has won a Grammy and six GMA Dove Awards. Her second studio album, Blessings, reached No. 1 on Top Christian Albums & Americana/Folk Albums (where it spent three weeks atop the charts), and peaked at No. 30 on the Billboard 200. It also achieved RIAA Gold status. The title track off the album Blessings became her first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Christian Songs chart. The single eventually went on to win the 2012 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Song and achieved Platinum status in the United States.
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