It is simultaneously accessible and atypical, and that is something to cherish in music. What can I say, if I made a "decade list" today, this would surely be in the top 15.
Stylistically, I think I preferred where she was at on Once I Was an Eagle, especially what she was doing with seamless transitions between the first four tracks. But that just comes down to taste.... Laura Marling is as astounding, skillful, insightful as ever here; I don't think any ... read more