A Creature I Don’t Know Laura Marling

“The charming simplicity found on Alas, I Cannot Swim is alternated here with busier pieces showcasing extremely skillful composition. Banjo, strings, and horns can all, at times, be found layered against the refreshingly intricate guitar playing. Ethereally dark minor chords and note progressions reminiscent of Nick Drake contrast sharply against a voice nothing short of angelic. A wide array of vocal deliveries showcases the versatility of Marling’s dusky voice, both powerful booming and near-whispering offering up poignant tales of real people and places, real love and strife. Vivid storytelling gives way to jarringly personal and insightful lines.” - AngelofDeath, Sputnick Music