Laura Groves

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Laura Groves

| image = Blue Roses.jpg

| caption = Laura Groves as Blue Roses at The Great Escape Festival in 2009

| image_size =

| landscape = Jungle

| alias = Blue Roses

| background = solo_singer

| birth_name = Laura Margaret Groves

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1987}}

| relations =

| origin = Shipley, West Yorkshire, England

| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|keyboards|guitar}}

| genre = {{hlist|Alternative pop|avant-pop|soul|folk}}

| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|musician|producer}}

| years_active = 2009–present

| label = {{hlist|Bella Union|DEEK|XL}}

| website = [https://lauragroves.bandcamp.com Official website]

}}

Laura Groves,{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/blue%20roses/10381|title=Album review: Blue Roses|last=Webb|first=Rob|date=April 21, 2009|website=NME|access-date=2009-05-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503195421/http://www.nme.com/reviews/blue%20roses/10381|archive-date=May 3, 2009|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/11366-i-am-leaving/|title=I Am Leaving review|last=Young|first=Susannah|date=July 10, 2009|website=Pitchfork|access-date=2009-07-10|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090714195558/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/11366-i-am-leaving/|archivedate=July 14, 2009|df=mdy-all}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/blue-roses-blue-roses|title=Blue Roses – Blue Roses review|last=Younis|first=Reef |date=April 8, 2009|magazine=Clash|access-date=2009-05-05}} (born 1987){{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/laura-groves-mn0001461728/biography|title=Laura Groves Biography, Songs, & Albums|website=AllMusic|access-date=September 30, 2023}} an English musician originally from Shipley, West Yorkshire, England.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/apr/24/blue-roses-review|title=Blue Roses: Blue Roses review|last=Hann|first=Michael|date=April 24, 2009|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=2009-05-05}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/apr/26/blue-roses-album-review|title=Blue Roses: Blue Roses review|last=Carnwath|first=Ally|date=April 26, 2009 |newspaper=The Observer|access-date=2009-05-05}} Her debut album, Blue Roses, was released in 2009 on XL Recordings under the alias Blue Roses.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.citylife.co.uk/music/release/5847|title=Album Review: – Blue Roses: Blue Roses|last=Taylor|first=Paul|year=2009|magazine=City Life|access-date=2009-05-05}}{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13335-blue-roses/|title=Blue Roses album review|last=Currin|first=Grayson|date=July 27, 2009|website=Pitchfork|access-date=2009-07-27}} Groves now lives in London and is releasing music under her own name. The Thinking about Thinking EP came out in 2013, followed by the Committed Language EP in February 2015 and the EP A Private Road in 2020. Laura Groves and her band played a string of dates in support of Elbow and Glass Animals.{{cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2013/10/30/dollars-to-pounds-laura-groves-interview/|title=Dollars to Pounds: Interview with Laura Groves|last=Bulut|first=Selim|website=Thefader.com|date=October 30, 2013}}