If anyone has anything bad to say about Laura Marling, they can just about blimmin' well come and say it to me first! Laura is a treasure, even when she invokes the spirit of Robert Johnson. Especially so, in fact. Devil's Spoke came as something of a surprise. It opened her second album 'I Speak Because I Can', and perhaps because of the folky melancholy of her debut, blew me well off kilter. It's still very folky - acoustic guitars, banjo, etc - but dark and ominous too. On Devil's Spoke Laura showed the first signs of her inner rocker.
Soundtrack:
- Devil's Spoke - Laura Marling (from 'I Speak Because I Can')
A very important and impressive artist.
ReplyDeleteAn artist of whom I know next to nothing other than a lot of folk like her! Anyone fancy coming up with an ICA?
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