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Band Of The Day #13 - exclusive video: LAURA MARLING "Ghosts"

Posted 12/18/2007 11:22 AM by drownedinsound

Tags: Ghosts, London, Laura Marling, folk

It’s probably borderline insulting to constantly obsess on her age, but Laura Marling is rare for 17. Subtle and restrained, hers is a sound as slight as her waif-waist, and hands dangle awkward by her side ‘til they fill with guitar neck.

‘Ghosts’, the first single to be taken from Marling’s forthcoming debut album Alas I Cannot Swim, is a gentle paddle through minor chords as the tale of first love tumbles familiarly into first loss and talk of “ghosts that broke my heart”; subject matter so done it’s a wonder just to hear it not sound trite and obvious.

That it can go on to thrill and enchant as much as it does is almost too much, then, for young hearts to handle.

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