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100
Everything about this album suggests someone at peace, from the tone of voice to the smoothness of sound and transparency of lyrics.
1y
100
Recorded in her north London home, the album comes alive with sounds of infant gurgles and dog collar jangles.
1y
100
Domestic contentment radiates through the singer-songwriter’s eighth album celebrating the circle of life.
1y
90
On this beautifully intimate record all about parenthood, recorded with her new born baby by her side, you can hear the chirping of birds outside in the garden.
1y
90
A continuation of everything that made Song for Our Daughter beautiful.
1y
90
‘Patterns In Repeat’ may be at risk of being perceived as slight, given the wilfully delicate nature of these songs and complete absence of drums. But, as Marling states on that magnificent first track, “those who miss the point might rush through it,” and this is a record that, fittingly, rewards the repeat listener as its impact evolves.
1y
86
A tender exploration of motherhood, memory, and the cycles of life, woven with quiet intimacy and lyrical depth.
1y
84
New motherhood breathes fresh perspective into the singer-songwriter’s stunning and stripped-down eighth studio album.
1y
83
Following the birth of her daughter, the accomplished singer-songwriter carefully unspools a homey, quiet record. It’s one of the best of her career.
1y
80
Once again Marling proves to be an expert navigator of her own career, with a sketch-like record of songs about motherhood that was recorded while her new baby laid by her side
1y
80
Marling’s albums have been capturing eras of her life, each a passage to a specific time. Despite the uncertainty of what is to come, Patterns in Repeat is so assured in its sound. Marling is the captain of her own ship, off on another adventure with one more crew member on board.
1y
80
Sentimental and reflective, with her incisive observations keeping things from running to the maudlin. Sticking with her gut and keeping things on the simpler side has created a work of great depth, where anyone with some life experience under their belt will take different things away each time through.
1y
80
Swirled together gently with everything else here, Patterns in Repeat is another short album that feels like a glimpse into Marling’s household, a slice of her own domesticity to track her first years of motherhood. It’s another gift, for her child and her listeners, but more assuredly for herself.
1y
80
Exquisite and spare, a wide-eyed study of parenthood’s anxiety and awe.
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1y
80
Laura Marling’s eighth record, Patterns in Repeat, is a full bingo card of simplicity and sophistication—a win-win for her, listeners, and critics all around.
1y
80
With producer Dom Monks encouraged to work with Marling’s spare home recordings rather than studio re-recordings, the result is a record caught in the process of formation, its directness deliberate and entirely disarming.
1y
80
The album resembles one long lullaby, with Marling’s vocal rocking, coaxing and keeping things nuanced.
1y
80
Patterns in Repeat digs even deeper into the questions, cherishing new life while becoming all the more aware of loss and death at the same time. It's transmitted by songs that are intimate in their sonics but gigantic in their lessons.
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1y
80
It is a short and sweet record, and though it is not always immaculate, it’s a beautiful offering of lived-in songwriting that crams much into its dainty parts, all the same.
1y
60
It’s a drumless record with an acoustic softness, written quickly and produced roughly which gives an authenticity and low maintenance feel that is welcome in the slickly filtered instaworld we all currently inhabit.
1y
Dear god. I’m sobbing, I’m laughing, I’m aching all over. Did I just have sex or listen to Laura Marling?
It’s damn near past time for y’all to stop overlooking my girl Laura. Too long has she been overshadowed by more boisterous works of art. Too long has she dwelled in the shadow of the admittedly brilliant likes of Mother Adrianne and Father Sufjan. For years she’s crafted tenderly breathtaking folk music propelled by deceptively intricate compositions, ... read more
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I find this album fascinating. Laura Marling’s previous record ‘Song For Our Daughter’ was a serene tribute to a then imaginary daughter; she didn’t even know if she wanted kids at the time. And just 4 short years and one very real daughter later, ‘Patterns in Repeat’ is her authentic and peaceful reflections of parenthood and self. The connection between parent and child is so palpable through these extremely mellow and drumless folk tunes ... read more
The wind whips across the glass of the cabin in my mind. Facing outward across the sea of golden-brown leaves, adrift in the October sky, I sip my tea, warm under a blanket by the fireplace. I hit play.
The forest comes alive.
I close my eyes and lay on my back, lost in the sparse mystique of the forest in fall. A voice drifts by, caught in a breeze. It is stunning, heartstopping, crushingly quaint. It shakes loose leaves from the golden trees towering above, each one a memory, smothering me ... read more
I have no qualms with this project, it’s full of emotion and honesty. It just doesn’t captivate me the way it does with others
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Great album. Laura has an amazing voice, all of the instrumentation was beautiful and calming and emotional, and the lyrics were top notch in terms of storytelling and introspection. Loved it.
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Track List
| 1 | Child of Mine 4:12 | 89 |
| 2 | Patterns 4:20 | 90 |
| 3 | Your Girl 3:30 | 82 |
| 4 | No One's Gonna Love You Like I Can 2:02 | 84 |
| 5 | The Shadows 3:30 | 84 |
| 6 | Interlude (Time Passages) 3:05 | 77 |
| 7 | Caroline 3:20 | 88 |
| 8 | Looking Back 3:04 | 83 |
| 9 | Lullaby 2:47 | 82 |
| 10 | Patterns in Repeat 4:54 | 88 |
| 11 | Lullaby (Instrumental) 1:36 | 81 |
Total Length: 36 minutes
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7mo
Call me crazy, but this should be higher rated than Song for Our Daughter.
Yes, there’s no crazy, unbelievably good stand-out (Held Down), but I find it to be stronger overall with zero lulls before or after the interlude, and I’m also a massive sucker for chamber instrumentation.
Yes, there’s no crazy, unbelievably good stand-out (Held Down), but I find it to be stronger overall with zero lulls before or after the interlude, and I’m also a massive sucker for chamber instrumentation.
