Laura Marling - I Speak Because I Can

Pitchfork“Darkly elemental...” She's not playing dress-up. She's a wholly developed artist in full command of gifts that may not yet be finished arriving...

Guardian“Confident, fully-formed...” A collection of literary and emotional songs to have you whooping with joy or fighting off tears, with tunes that deliver new riches with each listen...

The Times“We should be shouting her achievements from the rooftops...” The singer who two years ago said that Joni Mitchell’s Court & Spark was her favourite album has just delivered an album that stands comparison to that high-water mark. And she’s still only 20...

The Telegraph“Darker and more sophisticated...” Whereas so much music coming from the “nu-folk” scene sounds like nature recollected in safety, by the glowing fire of some Olde Taverne, Marling’s sounds starkly exposed to the English elements...

The Independent“Full of songs which twist and turn as you listen...” On I Speak Because I Can, Laura Marling continues to demonstrate why she's such an exciting singer-songwriter...

Drowned In Sound“An album of elegance and brilliance...” Side stories and back stories are just diversions from the real tale here – the age old bildungsroman of the artist turning into the master of their craft...

Uncut“Trying a bit too hard to prove herself...” She just needs a set of songs that are as compelling as her voice; maybe the fact that she's already announced another new album for later this year is a tacit admission that she's not yet the finished article...

allmusic“Not yet reviewed”

MusicOMH“One of this country's most talented young songwriters...” The depth, flair and literary skill of Marling's work is now in a different league altogether. We can't wait for the next instalment...

Dusted Magazine“Not yet reviewed”