Tag Archives: Laura Marling

Gosh, This Doesn’t Half Border on Squee.

  By Lisa McInerney | October 27, 2010 - 12:00 pm | Music
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… aaaaand we’re over the hump of the week. Happy Wednesday afternoon, everyone! That bank holiday thing really helps time trot along, doesn’t it? ‘Course, it might have been less holliers our banking sector needed, what with the steaming pile of banjaxment we find ourselves in now. This’ll cheer you up. This is the video for The Water, by Johnny Flynn and Laura Marling. It’s the third single from Johnny’s album Been Listening, and it’s due for release on November 1st, and if you can find a video with a more beautiful song by two prettier people today, I’ll eat my hat, which, conveniently, is made from tiramisu. Aren’t they just darling?

The Nominations are in - Mercury Prize 2010

  By Bryano | July 27, 2010 - 9:25 am | Featured Post, Music, The Culch
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It’s that time of year again as last week saw 12 of the finest releases of the last year selected for the Mercury Prize short-list. Launched in 1992 the Mercury Prize remains one of the few awards to still hold some merit in these X-Factor driven times and once you’re a UK or Irish artist and actually bother to apply (it’s £195.50 if you fancy your chances…) then you’re in with a shout. The eventual winner will receive £20,000 but more importantly a shed load of press coverage which should see a healthy jump in album sales in the coming months (cue dollar signs in Record Label executive’s eyes). There have been some outstanding albums this year so this was always going to be an interesting set of nominees in terms of wild cards and exclusions and perhaps the most notable name on the list, certainly to us on the … There’s more →

Album Review: Laura Marling – I Speak Because I Can

  By johnmfinn | April 8, 2010 - 11:30 am | Music
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Laura Marling was just 16 when she started making a name for herself on the London folk circuit. At 18 she was nominated for the Mercury Prize for her debut album, “Alas I Cannot Swim” and now at the grand old age of 20 she releases her second album, “I Speak Because I Can”. In truth there is nothing ground breaking here. We’ve heard it all before. Whether it is Nick Drake, Joni Mitchell or even Beth Orton, you can make comparisons to dozens of artists that have treaded this ground before. But that’s not really the point with this album. Not everyone can push new boundaries and not everybody should. What Marling has created here is a coherent, consistent and charming set of songs, tied together by her often stunning vocals. Don’t waste your time picking over the influences, just enjoy it for what it is.