Album details
Artist
Laura Cox
Album
Trouble Coming to Paris: Live at Le Trianon
Label
earMUSIC / Verycords
Recorded
April 10, 2026 – Le Trianon, Paris, France
Release date
November 20, 2026
Formats
Limited 2LP, CD + Blu-ray and digital
From homemade guitar videos to a sold-out concert in Paris, Laura Cox has built a career on her unmistakable playing and a powerful blend of blues rock and hard rock. On November 20, 2026, the French-British guitarist and singer will release her first live album, Trouble Coming to Paris: Live at Le Trianon. Recorded in front of a packed audience in April, the album captures a milestone in her musical journey. Its first single, ‘No Need To Try Harder’, is available now.
From YouTube guitarist to a sold-out Paris show
Long before her name appeared on European rock festival lineups, Laura Cox was sharing guitar performances online. Beginning in 2008, her videos introduced her playing to an international audience and helped establish a following that eventually extended far beyond YouTube.
What started with guitar covers gradually developed into a recording and touring career built around her own material. With an energetic mix of classic rock influences, blues-driven guitar work and a modern hard-rock edge, Cox has developed a sound that appeals to guitar enthusiasts and rock audiences alike.
Her fourth studio album, Trouble Coming, arrived in 2025 and marked another chapter in that evolution. On April 10, 2026, Cox brought those songs to Le Trianon, one of Paris’s established concert venues, for a sold-out performance.
That night now forms the foundation of her first official live album.
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One concert, several chapters of a career
Trouble Coming to Paris: Live at Le Trianon draws material from different stages of Cox’s catalog, balancing songs from her latest studio album with established live favorites.
Tracks such as ‘Rise Together’, ‘The Broken’ and ‘Trouble Coming’ sit alongside ‘Bad Luck Blues’, ‘So Long’ and ‘Hard Blues Shot’. The setlist offers listeners a chance to hear how her music has developed over the years, performed on a single stage before an enthusiastic hometown audience.
For Cox, whose reputation was built in part on the strength of her guitar playing, a live release is a natural addition to her catalog. Rather than revisiting her songs in another studio setting, this recording presents the concert versions that audiences have come to know through her touring career.
Hear the first single: ‘No Need To Try Harder’
The first release from the upcoming album is ‘No Need To Try Harder (Live at Le Trianon)’, a new live performance of the song originally featured on Trouble Coming in 2025.
Accompanied by official concert footage, the single offers the first look and listen at the Paris performance that will be released in full on November 20.
The song has also been added to the Blues Magazine Top 20 Singles playlist on Spotify, giving listeners another way to discover the new live recording.
Watch Laura Cox perform ‘No Need To Try Harder’ live at Le Trianon below.
Complete tracklist – Trouble Coming to Paris: Live at Le Trianon
Intro
Rise Together
If You Wanna Get Loud (Come to the Show)
A Way Home
Set Me Free
Bad Luck Blues
Out of the Blue
Dancing Around the Truth
Not Your Story
So Long
Bigmouth Strikes Again
The Broken
One Big Mess
No Need To Try Harder
Trouble Coming
Do I Have Your Attention?
Hard Blues Shot
This listing follows the CD edition, including the opening intro. The vinyl release spreads the musical performances across four sides.
Limited vinyl and CD/Blu-ray editions
The album will be available in limited physical editions, including a double-LP vinyl release and a CD/Blu-ray package.
The latter offers a visual companion to the concert recording, allowing fans to experience the Paris performance beyond the audio alone.
For longtime followers, the album brings together familiar material from Cox’s recording career. For listeners discovering her music for the first time, it provides an introduction to the guitarist and singer in the setting that has become central to her reputation: the live stage.
A new chapter for Laura Cox
Laura Cox’s career has followed an unusual path, from early performances posted online to major stages across Europe. With Trouble Coming to Paris: Live at Le Trianon, she now has an official live recording documenting that journey.
For fans of guitar-driven rock with strong blues roots, the November release offers an opportunity to explore her songs in concert form, from newer material to the songs that helped build her following.
Trouble Coming to Paris: Live at Le Trianon will be released on November 20, 2026.
Explore the official album release and pre-order options.
Laura Cox. Photography © Marco van Rooijen.