Laura Marling

Biography

'Alas I Cannot Swim' Laura's debut album, is produced by Noah And The Whale mainman Charlie Fink, and besides its warm, sweet arrangements for guitar, trumpet, brushed drums and even a male choir, the album is infused with a real intimacy.

You'll notice that this album doesn't just appear in a 'normal' format - the music is part of a 'Song Box', designed by Laura, which contains postcards, trinkets and stories - plus a concert ticket to her shows in March. 'The idea came of a conversation I had with a guy who owned the studio I was recording in,' says Marling. 'He said he was depressed with the way music's going, because nobody buys records any more and people are listening to MP3s on bad headphones, using music for wallpaper.' So, she designed the chart-ineligible, beautifully printed 'Song Box': 'I want people to love music,' she says, 'I want people to treasure it, not just my songs, but treasure music.'

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Discography

  • Ghosts single artwork

    Night Terror EP (download)

    1. 1.  Night Terror EP (download)

      • iTunes
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    Night Terror/Alpha Shallows (7 inch)

    1. 1.  Night Terror/Alpha Shallows (7 inch)

      • Recordstore
  • Ghosts single artwork

    Cross Your Fingers/ I'm A Fly (7 inch)

    1. 1.  Cross Your Fingers/ I'm A Fly (7 inch)

      • Recordstore
  • Ghosts single artwork

    Cross Your Fingers/ Blackberry Stone (CD)

    1. 1.  Cross Your Fingers/ Blackberry Stone (CD)

      • Recordstore
  • Ghosts single artwork

    Ghosts

    1. 1.  Ghosts

      • iTunes
  • Ghosts single artwork

    Ghosts / Man Sings About Romance (7 inch)

    1. 1.  Ghosts / Man Sings About Romance (7 inch)

      • Sold out
  • Ghosts single artwork

    Ghosts / Needle and The Damage Done (CD)

    1. 1.  Ghosts / Needle and The Damage Done (CD)

      • Amazon
  • Ghosts single artwork

    New Romantic

    1. 1.  New Romantic

  • Alas I cannot swim album artwork

    Night Terror EP

    1. 1.  Night Terror

    2. 2.  Alpha Shallows

    3. 3.  Night Terror (Live from Union Chapel, London)

    4. 4.  Your Only Doll (Dora) (Live from Union Chapel, London)

  • Alas I cannot swim album artwork

    Cross Your Fingers EP

    1. 1.  Cross Your Fingers (Single Version)

    2. 2.  I'm A Fly

    3. 3.  Blackberry Stone

    4. 4.  Tap At My Window (Live From Union Chapel)

    5. 5.  Cross Your Fingers (Live From Union Chapel)

  • Alas I cannot swim album artwork

    Alas, I Cannot Swim

    1. 1.  Ghosts

      • iTunes Store

    2. 2.  Old Stone

    3. 3.  Tap At My Window

    4. 4.  Failure

    5. 5.  You're No God

    6. 6.  Cross Your Fingers

    7. 7.  (Interlude) Crawled out of the sea

    8. 8.  My Manic And I

    9. 9.  Night Terror

    10. 10.  The Captain And The Hourglass

    11. 11.  Shine

    12. 12.  Your Only Doll (Dora)

  • Alas I cannot swim album artwork

    iTunes Live - London Sessions - EP

    1. 1.  Alas I Cannot Swim

    2. 2.  My Manic & I

    3. 3.  Cross Your Fingers

    4. 4.  Your Only Doll (Dora)