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Laura Marling live
Monday, September 15, 2008
Eighteen-year-old folkie Laura Marling aims to join a crowded field of young, female British songwriters that includes Lily Allen, Kate Nash, Adele and Amy Winehouse. On her full-length debut, "Alas, I Cannot Swim," Marling does more than keep her head above water, buoyed by rapid-fire confessional lyrics and a voice that can hang with any of her British sisters. Or brothers. She joins us for a live performance.
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I'd like to point out that when a band starts into a sarcastic cover without warning, often times a good chunk of their audience recognizes the 'joke' immediately. Interesting paradox: if the audience doesn't know what baggage the song is supposed to carry, there's no joke; but if the audience recognizes the mock-worthy song, how cool are they really?
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