✨ Aperitif (2007)

Aperitif (2007) is Rachel Laing’s very first cover album — created at the beginning of her performing journey while singing at a local waterside restaurant along the Nepean River in Penrith, NSW, Australia.

Recorded and produced by her father, Geoffrey M. Laing, at Total Sound Studio, this collection was originally sold at live gigs while she was still mastering guitar and building confidence as a young performer. The album captures the sincerity and innocence of early artistry — where passion and persistence shaped the foundation of a lifelong musical path.

Featuring easy listening favourites by Norah Jones, Missy Higgins, Sheryl Crow, Kasey Chambers and more, Aperitif reflects the songs that supported those first live performances and intimate restaurant evenings.

This album is yours to keep for life — a tender archival snapshot from the very beginning of a musical career.

🎶 Tracklist

1. Sunrise — Norah Jones Cover
2. Strong Enough — Sheryl Crow Cover
3. This Is How It Goes — Missy Higgins Cover
4. Pony — Kasey Chambers Cover
5. I Hope You Dance — Lee Ann Womack Cover
6. Lighthouse — The Waifs Cover
7. Love Is In The Air — John Paul Young Cover
8. Carnival Town — Norah Jones Cover
9. Torn — Natalie Imbruglia Cover
10. That Don’t Impress Me Much — Shania Twain Cover
11. If I Were You — Kasey Chambers Cover
12. You Can’t Hurry Love — The Dixie Chicks Cover

Produced by Geoffrey M. Laing

Total Sound Studio (2007)

🌟 Pay-What-You-Feel Exchange

Aperitif (2007) is offered as a pay-what-you-feel download, inviting you to honour this very first chapter in a way that feels aligned.

A suggested exchange of $15 to $22 acknowledges the professional recording and the foundational role this album played in supporting early live performances. However, you are welcome to contribute any amount above $6.66 AUD that you feel is genuinely appropriate.

Your exchange directly supports Alexis Star and the continued evolution of independent music and artistic creation.

Thank you for valuing this offering through conscious exchange. Your support is deeply appreciated and received with gratitude.