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9.0
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9.0 |
Clash
A commanding and sincerely fascinating listen that stands tall in a catalogue already awash with magic
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9.0
74322
9.0 |
PopMatters
The eclectic guitar thus becomes a tool that complements Marling’s lyrics on this pivotal album, at times articulating visceral anger and, at others, obliterating psychic barriers and clearing space for something new
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9.0
74327
9.0 |
Loud And Quiet
With it we see Marling rediscover her love of music, shed any lingering anxieties and come out the other side with a new found stoicism
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8.9
74858
8.9 |
Paste Magazine
It’s Marling’s sense of immediacy that makes Short Movie so evocative
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8.3
74291
8.3 |
Earbuddy
If Once I Was An Eagle was Marling’s Joanna Newsom record; Short Movie would be her Joni Mitchell record
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8.3
74141
8.3 |
Pretty Much Amazing
It’s the product of a genuine artist losing faith in herself, hitting the reset button, and returning with an intensely personal work that manages to say something about us all
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8.0
74144
8.0 |
The Guardian
Feels like the work of someone who’s going to be around for a long time
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8.0
74148
8.0 |
The Irish Times
If this Short Movie is a mere taster, the feature- length version could be truly remarkable
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8.0
74152
8.0 |
Evening Standard
A move forwards for an artist determined not to become complacent
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8.0
74191
8.0 |
The Observer
Every successive Marling album has sounded more accomplished, exploring tangents while remaining grounded in her versatile voice and excellent guitar-playing, and Short Movie performs this trick yet again
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8.0
74093
8.0 |
Uncut
More defiant and distinct than anything she’s done before, it allows her to let go and let herself be young
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8.0
74094
8.0 |
Q
A quiet but significant triumph, a record to be loved. Print edition only
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8.0
74095
8.0 |
Mojo
Another captivating postcard from the edge. Print edition only
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8.0
74207
8.0 |
Digital Spy
Maybe next time around Marling will go truly electric/eclectic, but even without turning Judas, there's been a quiet (r)evolution in Marling's songwriting
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8.0
74211
8.0 |
DIY
Undoubtedly this will not be the last time that Laura Marling rips up her own rulebook and surprises us all over again
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8.0
74221
8.0 |
The Arts Desk
It's that sense of wonder that, ultimately, makes Short Movie such a rich experience
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8.0
74226
8.0 |
Exclaim
The best stuff on Short Movie sounds like it may have originated in the most painfully personal places
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8.0
74241
8.0 |
musicOMH
It’s natural that a musician will want to explore new ideas and influences as their career matures, and Short Movie finds Marling doing just that
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8.0
74089
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
This is Marling at her finest, but as she’s proved five times in a row, the best is always yet to come
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8.0
74090
8.0 |
NME
There's no overarching narrative to 'Short Movie' - it plays out like a series of vignettes, of moods and moments, people and places - but there is a sense of a journey completed, with a hard-won wisdom at the end of it
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8.0
74091
8.0 |
The Quietus
For someone who consistently bears herself raw and ready for criticism in her music, Marling has crafted a completely unselfconscious album
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8.0
74284
8.0 |
State
A mixture of the familiar and the willingness to strike out
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8.0
74806
8.0 |
FasterLouder
There’s so much to absorb in Marling’s words and voice that one can overlook the arrangements and production
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
What Short Movie does do is remind us of the poise with which Marling carries her prodigious ability as a songwriter
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8.0
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8.0 |
Spin
Her most captivating yet
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8.0
75160
8.0 |
Beardfood
Not as immediate as her previous work, but give it time to grow and it will flourish
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8.0
75257
8.0 |
No Ripcord
Nothing short of masterful
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8.0
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8.0 |
God Is In The TV
Another addictive and affecting Marling release that may not win her many new fans, but will further cement her place as a truly original artist
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7.5
74253
7.5 |
A.V. Club
Now she’s self-possessed, with an ease and relaxed vibe that has never before come through as fully as it does here
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7.5
74110
7.5 |
Consequence Of Sound
Lacks the seamless thematic and tonal cohesion of Once I Was An Eagle, but it offers more immediate pleasures
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7.4
74345
7.4 |
Pitchfork
Without an overarching conceit like Once I Was an Eagle, Short Movie comes off sounding like a transition record, a short movie in the sense that it’s a prelude to something bigger
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7.0
74350
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
A set where the British singer-songwriter goes all Judas, like Dylan before her, recording with electric guitar and broadening her palette without sacrificing her subtly badass folkie persona
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7.0
74206
7.0 |
The Digital Fix
Both beautiful and unnerving
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7.0
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7.0 |
The Music
There’s the feeling this is a transition piece, for a soul that remains unsettled, still searching
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6.0
74115
6.0 |
NOW
Offers a welcome modern spin on an age-old craft
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6.0
74504
6.0 |
The FT
The electric style is a departure for Marling but she sounds perfectly at home with it
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