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10.0
118110
10.0 |
The Independent
Songs as fragmented and beautiful as stained glass
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10.0
118113
10.0 |
Evening Standard
Superb collection full of romance and hope
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10.0
118120
10.0 |
The Arts Desk
Full of Californian haze, making for a gorgeously contemplative experience
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10.0
118121
10.0 |
NME
A tribute to a figurative character, largely eschews percussion in favour of piercing words. It's a graceful ode to resilience
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10.0
118122
10.0 |
Gigwise
A modern classic on par with the singer-songwriting greats
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9.0
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9.0 |
DIY
Laura’s lessons to an imaginary daughter deliver with understated power
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9.0
118276
9.0 |
God Is In The TV
In an anxious and uncertain period for the human race we have been given a gift that can calm and allay fears if you let it wash over you
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9.0
118335
9.0 |
No Ripcord
It’s the rare album where a stripped-down approach entirely works, making these tales central and unmissable in their telling
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9.0
118117
9.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
On her seventh outing Laura Marling offers both life lessons and much-needed escapism
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8.8
118127
8.8 |
Paste Magazine
Marling’s seventh album is simpler and more straightforward than its predecessors, but it hits just as hard
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8.0
118129
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The FT
Acoustic guitar melodies and themes of love and loss are made to seem newly minted
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8.0
118231
8.0 |
The Observer
Having taken a step back from music, Marling has returned better than ever: focused and oaky and gauzy
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8.0
118136
8.0 |
Exclaim
Even if the present wasn't the present, Song for Our Daughter is a touching recording, and it demonstrates that, no matter the sonic style she chooses to play with, Marling remains at the top of her game
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8.0
118177
8.0 |
musicOMH
Song For Our Daughter is a return to what made her so widely admired. These are songs of undoubted depth and longevity that can provide moments of relief and solace to those in need
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8.0
118115
8.0 |
Clash
A powerful and resounding success, and re-affirms Marling’s position as one of our most important feminist songwriters
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8.0
118111
8.0 |
The Guardian
Written to an imaginary child about ‘what it is to be a woman in this society’, the singer’s seventh album is alternately intimate, sneering and sad, and lavished with gorgeous melodies
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8.0
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Albumism
Subtlety is sometimes used as a proxy for dull. Song For Our Daughter isn't dull; it's certainly mellow, but that's what makes the subtlety pop
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8.0
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Under The Radar
Though three years between albums proves to be Marling’s longest span, there is no doubt that her skills remain at peak level
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8.0
118872
8.0 |
Uncut
The echoes of Joni, CSNY et al are no longer defining
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7.7
118124
7.7 |
Beats Per Minute
Sonically Song For Our Daughter offers up a familiar feel, which is no doubt from the return of producer Ethan Johns
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7.6
118131
7.6 |
Pitchfork
The starkly beautiful seventh album from the venerable singer-songwriter reveals more of her aged wisdom through winding narratives rich with humor and despair.
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7.0
118134
7.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Nobody by now is expecting Laura Marling to ever make any great stylistic lurches and so in that sense the gentle progression on show within Song For Our Daughter is rather lovely to witness, and plots Marling on an ever-improving trajectory
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