Alas I Cannot Swim

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Laura Marling
Alas I Cannot Swim

[ Astralwerks / CD ]

Release Date: Tuesday 19 August 2008

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Seventeen-year-old Laura has captured a primacy - never overstated - on a stunning debut which features 13 songs, showcasing Laura's fresh take on the folk idiom.

Hearing Laura Marling sing, it is hard to believe how young she is - just seventeen years old. Musically, the only suggestion of Laura's youth is an unmistakable freshness and lustiness, unique to someone looking at the world through young eyes. And the giveaway, in person, is when Laura Marling says something like, "Finding my own voice? That probably didn't happen until six, seven months ago…" Yes, she really is that young.

'Alas I Cannot Swim' is the culmination of what has been a prolific year of songwriting and creative maturity for Laura. Recording with her live band, Laura has captured a primacy - never overstated - on a stunning debut which features 13 songs, showcasing Laura's fresh take on the folk idiom.

"Marling displays a rare gift for melody."
- Observer Music Monthly.

"If I listen to New Romantic one more time I may just propose to her myself."
- NME.

"Hugely impressive debut from an outstanding talent."
- The Independent

Tracks:

1. Ghosts
2. Old Stone
3. Tap At My Window
4. Failure
5. You're No God
6. Cross Your Fingers
7. (Interlude) Crawled Out Of The Sea
8. My Manic And I
9. Night Terror
10. The Captain And The Hourglass
11. Shine
12. Your Only Doll (Dora)