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more pop, but there are country musical elements and the stories told are my stories from grow- ing up in New Jersey and New York versus dirt roads and pickup trucks. Everything in my songs are things that I’ve experienced and relate to. They are my stories and that’s where we got the urban country from.” Davidson has released a pair of singles and two EPs in the past few years. Her father, who had his own music career, co-wrote all four songs on her first EP and all but one from her debut. When he was around 18, he used to play at popular clubs like The Bitter End. Lauren says she loves writing with him and his own background as a musician is part of it. “He played all of the clubs in New York. He opened for come- dians like Jerry Seinfeld and Paul Reiser, but he never took it further than that,” said Davidson. “He had kids and a family instead. I think that’s why he’s so supportive of me chasing my dreams because he gets it.” Watch Lauren Davidson cover “Sweet Child O’ Mine” NJ STAGE - ISSUE 59 INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 29