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Laura Marling

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Laura Marling

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Concerts

Laura Marling.

December 9, 2011 The 21-year-old folk dynamo performs material from her new album, A Creature I Don't Know.

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Laura Marling

October 6, 2011 Hear the British folk-rock musician perform a set full of laughs and gorgeous, tear-jerking music.

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Studio Sessions

Laura Marling performed "Sophia" on opbmusic.

May 10, 2012 Marling's in-studio performance of "Sophia" conveys lyrical depth that rewards repeat listening.

Clockwise from left: Donovan, Laura Marling, Richard Thompson, Mumford & Sons.

March 19, 2012 Hear from artists who've helped define the sound, including Donovan, Bert Jansch and Laura Marling.

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Laura Marling visits WNYC's Spinning on Air.

September 13, 2011 Hear the 21-year-old songwriter perform polished, emotional new material on WNYC's Spinning on Air.

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August 19, 2010 Hear a live set by the 20-year-old heiress to the British folk crown, recorded live at WFUV.

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Laura Marling

August 6, 2010 Listen to a studio session by one of Britain's most promising young voices.

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January 27, 2009 British indie-folk newcomer Laura Marling showcases songs from Alas I Cannot Swim.

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Interviews & Profiles

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July 4, 2008 The young singer is renewing folk with clear-eyed lyrics that lay bare her dreams and insecurities.

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Discover Songs

Laura Marling

April 15, 2010 "Hope in the Air" finds the British singer-songwriter growing into her haunting voice.

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March 30, 2009 All Songs Considered recaps some of the most memorable acts from SXSW '09.

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August 24, 2008 Hear Argentinian electro-pop, cello rock, a tragic tale in song, and more on All Songs Considered.

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Reviews

Laura Marling

April 15, 2010 "Hope in the Air" finds the British singer-songwriter growing into her haunting voice.

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March 30, 2009 All Songs Considered recaps some of the most memorable acts from SXSW '09.

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August 24, 2008 Hear Argentinian electro-pop, cello rock, a tragic tale in song, and more on All Songs Considered.

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More Stories

Laura Marling's new album, Once I Was an Eagle, comes out May 28.

May 19, 2013 The folksinger takes a remarkable journey over the course of 16 hypnotic, subtly inventive songs.

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Clockwise from upper left: Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson of The Uncluded, guitarist William Tyler, singer Cassandra Jenkins and Laura Marling

April 23, 2013 Plus Sonny and the Sunsets, guitarist William Tyler and newcomer Cassandra Jenkins.

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Laura Marling performs a Tiny Desk Concert at the NPR Music offices.

July 12, 2012 Two songs from A Creature I Don't Know bookend a gorgeous new, unreleased song called "Once."

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Joni Mitchell's 'Blue'

November 14, 2011 Music intern Clare Flynn loves folk music but hadn't heard Joni Mitchell's album until now.

English singer-songwriter Laura Marling has been serenading tiny, randomly selected audiences (just two people at a time) for exclusive "Experiments in Awkwardness."

October 6, 2011 The English folksinger tests the limits of social awkwardness, and by extension intimacy, in art.

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I Speak Because I Can

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  • Album: I Speak Because I Can
  • Artist: Laura Marling
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  • Album: Alas I Cannot Swim
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