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Daily Telegraph
A masterpiece
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10.0
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The Independent
A work that demands to be taken as a whole, another reminder of the peculiar power of the album form, despite frequent premature declarations of its redundancy
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9.1
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A.V. Club
A master class in creation
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9.1
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Pretty Much Amazing
A singular achievement: a haunting record, peopled with aural ghosts that come gradually crawling from out of the grooves
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No Ripcord
There are two primary things that make Once I Was An Eagle take flight: Lyrics and progression, which together make the album intelligent, confident, and, perhaps most importantly, recursive
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PopMatters
A bold work that, in theory, shouldn’t work—a lengthy, near-concept album about emotional availability — but Marling makes it into one of the year’s essential releases
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Slant Magazine
Once I Was an Eagle is close to a masterpiece, a heavenly composition with just enough hell to keep things from feeling too familiar.
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DIY
Laura Marling seems to be an unshakeable creature, whose art firmly belongs to herself. Compare her to Bob Dylan all you like, but to issue a bold statement, Marling here proves herself, not as a product, but as an equal
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Uncut
Recalls Joni Mitchell's landmark Blue in the way she ruthlessly dissects her love life, hunting for emotional satisfaction
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Clash
Marling must now be considered one of the greatest singer-songwriters of both her generation and generations before it
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The Digital Fix
Yet another crowning achievement in this young woman's remarkable career to date
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9.0
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Loud And Quiet
Laura Marling’s precocious star shines brighter than ever on this record
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9.0
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The Fly
A 63-minute modern folk opus that should earn the Hampshire lass her third Mercury Prize nomination
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9.0
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NME
Sets a high bar; does anyone doubt she'll soar over it?
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musicOMH
Once I Was An Eagle is really a character piece, a celebration of a still maturing, yet formidable woman
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8.6
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8.6 |
AltSounds
More than just an album, it’s more of a gloriously fashioned piece of art
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8.5
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8.5 |
The 405
Her best album yet; better individual songs may lie elsewhere, but her new record's cohesive nature makes it much more of an adventure than what came before
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8.5
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The Line Of Best Fit
She’s no longer one of the country’s most exciting prospects; she’s one of its greatest songwriters
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8.5
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Paste Magazine
A remarkable feat of personal reflection that reveals more of its intricacies with every listen
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Pitchfork
Marling is 23; at first, the amount of time she had spent on this earth seemed relevant because nobody in her peer group was making albums like this. With Once I Was an Eagle, it’s because nobody of any age is making albums like this
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8.0
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Beats Per Minute
There’s no denying that Eagle is a great, if not brilliant, album that shows how good Marling is as a musician and a writer
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8.0
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State
She’s a theatre actress in constant monologue, always having to react to what is thrown at her by her unseen partner, and one is never unsure as to what she is trying to project
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The Scotsman
Her most personal, relatable collection yet
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Time Out
There is also a mood of ending, of change, and maybe, Marling is on her way into an exciting new phase of her career. This is definitely a fitting addition to the current one
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The Arts Desk
Why should all the young songwriters heralded as the next Dylan be male?
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The Observer
The idea of saving and being saved by love recur, gathering like strands across these 16 varied songs
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Consequence Of Sound
Once I Was An Eagle strips the art of Marling down to her barest
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Evening Standard
Her latest record is actually her most lighthearted and joyful
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The Guardian
For a delicate flower, Marling sounds remarkably splenetic: her voice seems to have been roughened by nicotine, which fits the toughness of the lyrics
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8.0
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Q
Once I was An Eagle is entirely Laura Marling's trip - beautiful, heartfelt, searching, sublime - and thrillingly open-ended. Print edition only
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Mojo
It's the sweet sound of this unique talent evolving and it's utterly captivating. Print edition only
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The Irish Times
Whether she is softly crooning over a plucked guitar or dabbling with organs and percussion for quietly cacophonous climaxes, Marling is never less than captivating
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Under The Radar
Once I Was An Eagle is Marling's most fully-realized release yet
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7.4
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Sputnik Music (staff)
She’s the center of attention on the record, but never once does it feel like oversaturation
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7.0
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God Is In The TV
There’s a toughness here, and yet a dreaminess at the same time
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All Music
While some may argue that her increasingly Americanized, Pacific coast folk-pop can feel a little like fan fiction, it doesn't make it any less enjoyable to sink your toes into
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Rolling Stone
Connecting a 1960s singer-songwriter tradition to the ache of the now
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Drowned In Sound
A shoe-in for a Mercury nomination
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6.0
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Independent on Sunday
It's often interesting but always achingly mannered
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