Laura Marling — Photo: Justin Tyler Close For artists who make their names on the back of a niche trend, it can be hard to claim staying power while remaining true to what made them a success in the first place.
Laura Marling is a rare exception, having long outlasted the sudden wave of folk revival her first album emerged into twelve years ago.
In its exploration of womanhood and femininity, Song For Our Daughter (★★★★☆) picks up where Semper Femina, her last solo album, left off.
This time, however, she gets more personal, pairing her reflections with a spare, intimate sound. Marling presents the album as a meditation on what it means to be a woman in our society, in our present time, and, according to her statement, kept coming back to
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