Prunus mume: Hardcore pretty things

Being a girl singer means dealing with the inevitable comparisons to female leads who have come before you. Lauren Larson of Ume is no exception. From Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth to Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, she has heard them all and accepts most with a resigned smile. Situations where Larson is equated to Courtney Love, however, are not handled as graciously as the others.

“She is my antithesis,” she said before her show at Emo’s last Friday night.
“How so?”
“I play sober, first of all.”

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