From the Promoter

Laura Marling’s much buzzed about fourth album, Once I Was An Eagle, will be released on Ribbon Music on May 28th. The BRIT Award-winning, two time Mercury Prize nominee - who recently celebrated her 23rd birthday - will be making an acoustic solo jaunt across the country for a series of intimate shows in May. Her new album is shaping up to be not only the most acclaimed of Marling’s already illustrious career, but one of 2013’s most highly praised releases.

Once I Was An Eagle enlisted producer Ethan Johns who helped Marling deliver a hugely impressive and deeply personal album. Yet more impressive is that Marling recorded all of the guitar and vocals parts in one day, spending a further nine days rounding out the record. Eagle’s release follows Marling’s relocation from London to the hills of Los Angeles where she’s made herself a home away from home. The album was heavily influenced by her time touring the US and, in particular, her enchantment with the West Coast. Lyrically the album follows a thread of mythology. An eagle and a dove, the devil, and the sea populate her cast of characters; soundscapes ebb and flow like an epic plot, or, for that matter, an epic road trip across the States. It’s a record for the ages. Released at the age of 23.

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