First Listen: Laura Marling, 'Short Movie' — npr.org

Laura Marling's new album, Short Movie, comes out March 24. Courtesy of the artist hide caption Laura Marling's new album, Short Movie, comes out March 24. It's hard to believe Laura Marling is only 25 — not just because Short Movie is her fifth album, and not just because she's been singing with wise, almost impatiently weary authority since she was 16. What's especially striking is the way she's allowed her recordings and persona to evolve through so many decisively rendered, fully formed phases. Marling found her voice unusually early in life, but she's also never stopped refining it or discovering new ways to bare its teeth.

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