Laura Marling

Laura Beatrice Marling (born 1 February 1990[citation needed]) is a British folk singer-songwriter. She won the Brit Award for Best British Female Solo Artist at the 2011 Brit Awards and was nominated for the same award at the 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2018 Brit Awards. Marling joined her older sisters in London at age 16 to pursue a career in music. She played with a number of groups and released her debut album, Alas, I Cannot Swim, in 2008. Her first album, her second album I Speak Because I Can, her fourth album Once I Was an Eagle, and her seventh album Song for Our Daughter were nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 2008, 2010, 2013, and 2020, respectively. Her sixth record, Semper Femina, was also nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Folk Album category, as was Song for Our Daughter. Her songwriting is associated with sex and relationships, the modern concept of womanhood, and trauma.[2] Early life Marling is the youngest of three daughters. Her mother is a music teacher.[3] Marling's father, Sir Charles William Somerset Marling, 5th baronet[4][5][6] ran a recording studio, introduced her to folk music, and shaped her musical taste,[7] an experience that Marling later described as, "a bit of a blessing and a bit of a curse. ... [because] I couldn't slot myself into the age-appropriate genre".[8] She learned guitar at an early age. Marling was privately educated at Waverly Primary School in Finchampstead, Berkshire and Leighton Park School, a Quaker school in Reading, Berkshire.[9] During her secondary school years she felt uneasy around other people and was afraid of death.[7][10] Music career After completing her GCSEs at age 16, Marling joined her older sisters and settled in the outskirts of London.[11] She soon joined a cluster of intertwined bands that were drawn to acoustic instruments and tradition-tinged melodies—the group formed a musical movement that was labelled "nu-folk" by the British press.[8] Marling joined the original line-up of indie folk band Noah and the Whale[9] and appears as a background vocalist on their debut album, Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down; however, she left the group before the album's 2008 release due to a dissolved relationship with the band's lead singer, Charlie Fink.[7][12] Marling appeared on The Rakes track Suspicious Eyes from the band's 2007 album, Ten New Messages, credited as 'Laura Marlin'. Marling later collaborated with Mystery Jets and contributed guest vocals to their 2008 single "Young Love".[13][14] Early in her career, Marling performed with members of the band Mumford & Sons: Ted Dwane, Marcus Mumford, and Winston Marshall.[15] 2008–2011: First three albums Marling in 2011 Marling was invited to tour with Jamie T after he attended her second solo gig. She has toured with a number of other musicians including Adam Green from the anti-folk band The Moldy Peaches. She performed at the 2007 O2 Wireless Festival and at the first Underage Festival in August 2007 at Victoria Park, East London, before releasing her debut EP "London Town" on WayOutWest Records. Her debut album Alas, I Cannot Swim was released on 4 February 2008,[16] and was nominated for the 2008 Mercury Prize. The album, as well as subsequent singles, were released on Virgin Records. The third and final single from her album, "Night Terror" was released on 27 October 2008, coinciding with a six-date "Night Terror tour".[17] Laura Marling performing at Glastonbury in 2010. Marling's television appearances include The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and Later With Jools Holland, performing "Ghosts" and "New Romantic", respectively. In 2008, she appeared on Russell Brand's Radio 2 show alongside her sister. She once chose to perform on the street after being denied entry to one of her own performances for being underage.[18][19] The follow-up to Alas, I Cannot Swim, titled I Speak Because I Can, was released on 22 March 2010. Produced by Ethan Johns, the album has a more mature sound and lyricism, dealing with "responsibility, particularly the responsibility of womanhood".[20] The album is preceded by her singles "Goodbye England (Covered in Snow)", released on iTunes in December 2009,[21] and "Devil's Spoke", released on 15 March 2010. On 28 March 2010, I Speak Because I Can entered the UK Albums Chart at Number 4. It was nominated for the 2010 Mercury Music Prize. In 2013, NME listed the album at 263 in their list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[22] Marling's third album, A Creature I Don't Know, was released on 12 September 2011. The album received positive reviews and reached number four on the UK album charts.[23] 2012–2013: Once I Was an Eagle During October 2012, Marling completed the 'Working Holiday Tour' of the US as a solo performer. At the time, she announced that the fourth album, later named Once I Was an Eagle, was finished and was scheduled for a February 2013 release;[24] this was later delayed until May 2013. On 8 March 2013, Marling confirmed that the album would be released on 27 May 2013 and would be released in the US one day later.[25] Marling's fourth album's first single, "Master Hunter", was released on 17 April 2013,[26] while Once I Was an Eagle entered the UK charts at number 3.[27] Following the release of the album, Marling revealed that she only listened to "music made between 1969 and 1972" during the songwriting process for the album and described it as an era when "guitar was becoming a kind of masculine extension". Marling explained during the post-release promotional period that she sought a minimalist approach for the fourth album and, in contrast to the previous two albums, recorded all of the songs without a band.[28][29] Once I Was an Eagle is Marling's third album to be nominated for the Mercury Prize.[30] The 2013 award was eventually won by James Blake.[31] Marling revealed in a September 2013 interview that she had enough songs for a fifth album at the time, and she will "maybe make this record and then have a big, long, hard think about what I've done". During a February 2014 performance for NPR's "eTown" series, Marling played one of the new songs, titled "Born to Love".[29][32] During a European tour for her fourth album, Marling expressed doubts about her long-term commitment to the music industry in an interview: When I play, I am very much in the space where I was when I wrote the music. You could slay me quite easily, I'm at my most vulnerable. I am very private, in all aspects of my life, to everybody, so why is it that I get up on stage every night and open myself in front of strangers? I'm not sure if I've got the bottle for it, any more.[29] Marling added that she is sometimes surprised by her profession in relation to the music industry as a whole and often thinks, "oh, I exist in this industry" when listening to the radio, saying that she is unsure if she wants to remain in such a position.[29] 2014–2017: Short Movie and Semper Femina Marling in 2017 On 16 December 2014, Marling announced that her fifth studio album would be titled Short Movie. The album's title track, released on the same date, is the lead single and was made available for digital download. The album features 13 songs composed by Marling and was released in the UK on 23 March 2015 and one day later in the US.[33] Marling began recording songs for the album shortly after completing the solo tour for Once I Was an Eagle. The songs were written in the US, reflecting Marling's experience of living in Los Angeles. However, after recording a new album, she felt unsatisfied with the result, and made the decision to scrap most of the songs written in that period. During this time, she became involved in activities unrelated to music. When production later resumed, she completed the album with her band at Urchin Studios in London. Marling produced the album alongside Dan Cox and Matt Ingram.[34][35] The second single from the record, "False Hope", premiered on 20 January. The track was available for digital download the next day. Both "False Hope" and "Short Movie" were received with critical acclaim,[36] many reviewers noting the larger sound and the confidence in Marling's vocals.[37] In October 2015, Marling announced a short Tour de Ville through the US, where she would be previewing material from her forthcoming sixth studio album. In a tweet, Blake Mills confirmed that Marling's sixth studio album was completed.[38] In November 2016, Marling announced the release of Semper Femina in March 2017, with "Soothing" being the first single from the record.[39] The album was released to critical acclaim.[40][41] Marling received her first Grammy nomination for Best Folk Album for Semper Femina, but did not win the award.[42] Semper Femina was also nominated for IMPALA's European Album of the Year Award.[43] Marling covered "Red Right Hand" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" by Bob Dylan for the Season 4 finale of Peaky Blinders which aired on 20 December 2017.[44][45] 2018: Lump In 2018, Marling announced that she would be recording an album with Mike Lindsay of the band Tunng, under the name Lump.[46] Prior to releasing an album, the duo released two singles, "Curse of the Contemporary" and "Late to the Flight".[47][48] On 1 June 2018, Lump released its self-titled debut album.[49] Marling provided the vocals and lyrics, while Lindsay played most of the instruments on the album.[50][51] 2020–present: Song for Our Daughter and second Lump album Marling duetted with the Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien on "Cloak of the Night" on his debut solo album, Earth, released in 2020.[52] On 5 April, Marling announced her seventh solo album via an Instagram post, and released a song, "Held Down", at midnight. Song for Our Daughter was released on 10 April. The album, which had been set for release in August, was released early, in part due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[53] The pandemic also caused Marling to cancel many 2020 tour dates.[54] The songs from the album featured predominately in several notable online performances including Live at the Union Chapel:[55] live-streamed on 6 June 2020, with a selection of songs being pressed to limited edition vinyl. The performance was described by NME magazine as 'taking lockdown gigs to heavenly new heights'.[56] The Lockdown Sessions was recorded at Marling's home in April 2020 and released as part of Rough Trade's albums of the year in December,[57] and the 6 Music Festival: her 'headline' solo performance on 26 March 2021 that also included a performance of a new track, titled "The Shadows".[58] On 22 March 2021, Marling announced dates for a UK tour in October 2021 performing the songs from Song for Our Daughter live for an audience for the first time.[59] On 5 May 2021, Marling announced the follow-up album to her collaboration with Mike Lindsay as Lump, entitled Animal, along with the release of the lead single of the same name.[60] The album was released on 30 July by Partisan and Chrysalis Records.[61] Acting Marling co-stars in the short film "Woman Driver", which was filmed in Marfa, Texas, and directed by Chris Perkel. The movie was shot and edited in 72 hours. Marling later won "Best Actress" at the 72-Hour National Film Challenge. The film was shown at the London Short Film Festival on 14 January 2015 and premiered on Vimeo the following month. The film also featured new music from Marling.[62] Personal life Marling was in a relationship with Noah and the Whale singer/guitarist Charlie Fink until 2008.[63] She also dated Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons until late 2010.[64] She moved to Silver Lake in Los Angeles, California, in 2013,[65] before relocating to London in December 2014, after purchasing her first home.[66] As of 2020, she resides in Stoke Newington with her boyfriend and older sister.[67][68] In September 2013, Marling explained: "I am a solitary person but I love people, I'm not a misanthrope. I like the idea of speaking only when it's strictly necessary. The closest I ever feel to people is in shared experience. I'm still exploring that, I don't know where it's going to lead me."[29] As of 2020, Marling is enrolled in a master's degree program in psychoanalysis.[69] In February 2023, Marling announced, via Instagram, that she had given birth to a daughter Marling 出生在英国Hampshire,因为父亲的影响，从小就开始学习吉他。是父亲将她带进了民谣音乐的殿堂——“a bit of blessing and a bit of curse，I couldn't slot myself into the age-appropriate genre.（一些祝福与诅咒,我不符合我的年纪的审美）” Marling 后来去了Reading求学却不能融入周遭环境，并且对死亡有持续的恐惧。2013年，她描述当时的自己“很古怪”。 16岁学完GCSEs（英国高中预备课程）后,Laura 搬去了伦敦，加入了像“Noah and the Whale”等一系列独立民谣乐队，充斥着有声乐器于古典旋律。她在Noah and the Whale的作品Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down中曾作为背景和声（Background Vocalist）,随后因为与乐队成员关系破裂而退出。 最著名的合作是Laura与Mystery Jets的Young Love,发行于2008年3月24日，歌词轻快而传神，Laura的嗓音兼存成熟与青春，不得不说是一首很成功的摇滚单曲。 歌手、词曲创作者Laura Marling在2007的英国独立乐界浮出水面时年仅16岁。由于在她的MySpace上发表单曲后而引人注目。一把好嗓子，一把原声吉他，以及创作民谣的天赋，她通过大量的巡演获得更多的关注。 2010年，19岁的Laura Marling，是当今少数以民谣曲风窜起的年轻新秀，来自英国hampshire的她，虽然拥有一头金色长发与一张漂亮脸蛋，却总是一身T恤搭配牛仔裤的朴实装扮站上舞台。 深具乡野风韵的民谣曲风，虽然不若一般华丽喧闹的流行金曲抢耳，却引发许多专业音乐媒体对她的兴趣，Uncut将她与Devendra Banhart相提并论，BBC认为她将带领新一代的民谣乐手走向康庄大道。 独立乐坛赫赫有名的新秀Jamie T与Noah and the Whale分别与她有紧密的合作关系，The Rakes第二张专辑《Ten New Messages》，特别邀请Laura Marling在中献声助阵。 最近她应邀在英国BBC频道下著名节目「Later with Jools Holland」公开演出，虽然她低调地表示，还不习惯在镁光灯下与大型表演。Laura Marling在第31届全英音乐奖凭借《I speak because I can》获得最佳女艺人的奖项。

歌手，吉他手Charlie Fink fromNoah and the Whale（2008年分手） 歌手，吉他手Marcus Mumford from Mumford and Sons（2010年分手） 2013年,Laura搬去与洛杉矶为邻的Silver Lake,在与The Gardians的访谈中，Laura坦言她认为美国“a lot more poetic(更加充满诗意（与英国比起来）)”，并坦言了自己对感情的认识： 　　 I sound awful saying it but I think it can be like that. I see a lot of people in unstimulating relationships. And not just boyfriend-girlfriend relationships. They find themselves in stagnant friendships. If people were a little less scared [of ending things] they'd get more out of life… You meet the right person at the right time and they fulfill a certain something in your life. You fulfill something in theirs. But there's a time limit to that. Unless you choose to be bloody good company for the rest of your life, do you know what I mean? 虽然听起来不好但是我这样认为，我见过许多人困在没有激情的爱中，而不是纯粹的“男女朋友”爱情中。人们会认为自己与他人的情感很单薄。如果他们不那么害怕结局的话也许会更加体验生活……你会在对的时间遇见对的人，他/她会塑造一部分的你，你也会塑造他们，但是除非你认定了他/她是你的人生的伴侣，那么这时间（关系）并不永恒。

全英音乐奖 ▪ 2014 Best Female Solo Artist （提名） ▪ 2012 Best Female Solo Artist （提名） ▪ 2011 Best Female Solo Artist （获奖） Mercury Prize ▪ 2013 Mercury Prize once I was a eagle （提名） ▪ 2010 Mercury Prize I speak because Ican （提名） ▪ 2008 Mercury Prize Alas,I cannot swim （提名） RTE Radio 1 ▪ 2011 Album of the Year I speak because Ican （提名） NME Awards ▪ 2012 Best Solo Artist N/A （提名） ▪ 2011 Best Solo Artist N/A （获奖） Q Awards ▪ 2011 Best Female N/A （提名） BBC Radio2 folk ▪ 2011 Best Original Song Rambling Man （提名）