Laura Marling

'Alas, I Cannot Swim' nominated for a Mercury Music Prize

22/07/08

It's a proud day over here at LM HQ as Laura's debut album 'Alas, I Cannot Swim' has been shortlisted for this year's Mercury Music Prize.

'Alas, I Cannot Swim' was recorded last year at Eastcote Studios, in West London, and was produced by Charlie Fink (of Noah and the Whale.)Inspired by the likes of Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Kimya Dawson, Bob Dylan and Neil Young, the album features songs mostly written during the time that Laura left school in Reading and moved up to London.

'Alas, I Cannot Swim' was released earlier this year and LM has since been busy-busy, playing dates in the UK, US and Europe and will soon venture even further afield to Australia.

If you don't yet have the album, you can order it here.

Sun, Sun, Sun...

16/07/08

Laura's good buddies Noah and The Whale (who's lead-man Charlie Fink produced 'Alas I Cannot Swim') released their new single '5 Years Time' for download this week. Laura features on backing vocals and you can watch the video here (she's also in that too.)

Cambridge Folk Festival

12/07/08

Laura is due to play the Cambridge Folk Festival on Thursday 31st July and the organisers have recently made some Thursday only tickets available to buy. You can find out all the details here.

'A Forest of Lines' at the Sydney Opera House

09/07/08

Laura has been working with artist Pierre Huyghe and has written a piece of music to accompany his 'A Forest of Lines' exhibition, currently taking place at the Syndey Opera House (ends Thursday 10th July at noon.)

To find out more, click here.

Hop Farm festival this Sunday

02/07/08

Laura's playing her last Ireland tour date tonight, before making her way home ahead of this Sunday's set at Hop Farm festival. Also on the line-up are My Morning Jacket, Rufus Wainwright and no-less than Neil Young himself. There are still some tickets on sale here.

Also, just to say a big, big thank you to everyone who came to see Laura play at Glastonbury. We hope you enjoyed her set in the sunset and the rest of your festival experience.

For more upcoming festival dates, see below in the Gigs section...

Watch a live session with Laura

26/06/08

If you missed Laura's live session on Channel M last week, you can watch it again here.

New Scotland dates added, still some tickets left for Ireland dates ...

20/06/08

Laura has recently been confirmed to play at this year's Edge Festival in Edinburgh - performing at Bannerman's on both the 12th and 13th of August, at 7pm. You can find out more by clicking here.

And also just to let you know, there are still some tickets available for the Ireland shows at the end of June/beginning of July. To get some just click here.

Live session on Channel M tonight, 10pm

17/06/08

Just a quick note to let you know that a live session Laura recorded in Manchester will broadcast on Channel M tonight, at 10pm.

You can get Channel M on Sky channel 203, Virgin, 878, or terrestrial if you live in the Manchester area.

Laura heads to New York...

15/06/08

Laura will be heading to New York bright and early tomorrow morning to play two dates in the city - the first of which is at Glasslands Gallery, Brooklyn, tomorrow night. Then it's Mercury Lounge on the 18th. 'Alas I Cannot Swim' is currently available to download in the US, with it's full CD release to follow in August.

A big thank you to everyone who made to one of the UK Church Tour dates! Hope you are enjoying the new single and b-sides.

'Cross Your Fingers' out today!

09/06/08

The new single 'Cross Your Fingers' is out today. You can now download it from iTunes as part of a special bundle, which includes 2 new b-side tracks and 2 live tracks recorded at Union Chapel in March. Click here to go through.

Alternatively, you can order the CD or 7 inch - which both include a new b-side track - from Recordstore by clicking here.

Laura's currently making her way up north, ahead of the first date of the UK Church Tour at Oran Mor, Glasgow, tonight. Doors open at 7.30pm.

'Cross Your Fingers' bundle reminder

06/06/08

If you haven't already, there's still just enough time to pre-order the lovely little 'Cross Your Fingers' bundle from Recordstore here. Order both the CD & 7" together and you will also be sent a Union Chapel lyrics booklet (a limited amount of which Laura has been busy signing this week). Both formats also each include new b-side tracks!

The single will also be available to download from Monday, as part of an iTunes bundle which will include a live version of 'Cross Your Fingers' recorded at Union Chapel.

'Cross Your Fingers' out Monday 9th June

29/05/08

'Cross Your Fingers,' the next single to be taken from 'Alas I Cannot Swim,' will be released on Monday 9th June on CD, 7" and download.

If you head on over to Recordstore, there you will find details of a rather special bundle offer - order both the CD & the 7 " together and you will also be sent an exclusive Union Chapel lyrics book.

Each format also has a brand new song, freshly penned by Laura in the past month or so. Click here to see the details and order yourself a bundle. More festival dates on their way soon...

New London date added to UK Church Tour

27/05/08

A new London has been added to the UK Church Tour - Friday 13th June at St James's Church, Piccadilly. To get tickets click here.

To see how the rest of Laura's summer gig schedule is shaping up, look down below to the 'Gigs - Summer 2008' section.

Laura to support Adem in London this Sunday 25th May!

21/05/08

Laura is very excited to have been asked to support Adem at the Union Chapel in London, this Sunday 25th May. Here are the details...

Tickets: £11.50
www.ticketweb.co.uk
www.seetickets.co.uk
Address: Union Chapel Compton Terrace, London N1 2UN
Phone: 020 7226 1686
Doors open: 7.00pm

'Alas I Cannot Swim' gets it's US release!

16/05/08

From May 20th, Laura's debut album 'Alas I Cannot Swim' will be available to download from iTunes in the US. And, come August 19th, it will be available from record shops in good ol'fashioned CD format .

Two dates in New York City have also just been confirmed - look down below to the 'Gigs' section for more info...

Tickets for UK Church Tour now on sale

15/05/08

Visit the 'Gigs' section for the 'Buy tickets' links. Ireland ticket sale to follow, on Monday 19th May.

New UK & Ireland dates announced!

14/05/08

Laura & the band are hitting the road again in June, with a tour of some of the UK's finest holy-establishments. Then, after Glastonbury, it's over to Ireland for a few more dates - just Laura & Marcus this time...

To see the full list of dates & venues on the UK Church Tour/Ireland Tour, look down to the 'Gigs - Summer 2008'on the homepage, click the 'Gigs' section or check out myspace.com/lauramarling.

Video for 'Cross Your Fingers/Crawled Out Of The Sea' now online!

09/05/08

The next single to be taken from Laura's debut album 'Alas I Cannot Swim' will be 'Cross Your Fingers' - released on CD, 7" and download on 2nd June.

The new video is now up in the Videos section. More details of the single on their way soon...

Video from Europe

07/05/08

A little video documenting Laura's road trip around Europe, supporting Adam Green, is now up in the myspace.com/lauramarling blog. Click here to go through.

Postcard from Europe

30/04/08

Laura's still overseas at the moment, supporting Adam Green on his European Tour. She'll round things up over there by playing the rescheduled Oslo solo show, this Tuesday. Original tickets remain valid and there are still a few available to buy (see the Forum for more info).

Laura & the gang have been documenting their time abroad - visit the Biodisco section to see what they've been up to...

Live version of 'Alas I Cannot Swim' now streaming online...

25/04/08

A new song has been added to the player over at myspace.com/lauramarling - 'Alas I Cannot Swim' recorded live at Union Chapel, in March. And while you're over there, scroll down to the blog, where you can watch a recent video interview with Laura too...

New Paris date added - Laura & very special friends play Le Baron, 24th April

16/04/08

A new Paris date has just been confirmed - Laura, Mumford & Sons, plus a very special guest will play Le Baron this Thursday 24th April. Doors open at 11pm - get there early to avoid disappointment. It's free...

More festival dates have also been added - see the Gigs section for more details.

Festival news

12/04/08

Laura has been confirmed to play Cambridge Folk Festival this Summer, as well as Bestival...so far.

The Oslo date has now been rescheduled for 6th May and she will also be supporting Adem in Liverpool, on 27th May. Keep your eyes on the Gigs section...

Watch Amsterdam Paradiso concert online

06/04/08

Live footage from the recent Amsterdam Paradiso show is now available to watch online, thanks to the folks at FabChannel. Laura plays 8 tracks from 'Alas I Cannot Swim' - click here to go through.

MTV TWO UK this weekend

02/04/08

An acoustic performance of Laura will be featured on MTV TWO, as part of their South By South West special, at some point over this weekend. It all kicks off on Friday, at 7pm.

The Tour Blog Chapter 2: The European Tour

01/04/08

The next installment of the Tour Blog is now up on the myspace.com/lauramarling blog. It's written by Marcus and covers the European tour up until Sweden.

There was also a lovely piece about Laura in The Sunday Times Culture section at the weekend - which you can read here.

GIGS RESCHEDULED DUE TO ILLNESS - Oslo, 29th March and Milan, 31st March

29/03/08

Laura and LM HQ would like to offer our most sincerest of apologies to fans in Norway and Italy, for canceling the shows that were due to take place tonight (March 29th), at Bla, and on the 31st, at La Casa 139.

Laura's health and voice have put up a firm fight, but unfortunately, they have deteriorated into full blown flu since performing in Sweden, and the team have made the difficult decision to come home early from the tour, so that Laura can recover properly.

Laura and Marcus are both really disappointed that they won't get the chance to play this time, but the LM HQ team are working hard to reschedule the shows.

So keep checking lauramarling.com for announcements about the rescheduled dates, once confirmed, and we hope that we can make it up to you, when Laura and her voice are back in action.

Stay well.

Laura and LM HQ x

Video from The Hub now online

27/03/08

Live footage of Laura performing 'Ghosts' in The Hub, at the Roundhouse, Camden, is now up in the Videos section.

Listen again to BBC Radio 2 session

25/03/08

Laura recently recorded a live session for BBC Radio 2's Music Club, which went out in the early hours of Easter Monday morning. If you missed it, you can listen to the 3 tracks again here.

Tour Blog Chapter 1: The UK Song Box Tour

23/03/08

There's a little tour blog up on myspace.com/lauramarling for your perusing pleasure this Easter weekend. Happy Easter!x

Union Chapel review

21/03/08

There's a review of the March 6th Union Chapel gig, in this week's NME, as well as an after-show mini interview. You can read the review part on the NME website by clicking here.

If you missed 'The Culture Show'...

17/03/08

...You can watch it again here - The Culture Show. Laura plays 'Cross Your Fingers' and 'Crawled Out Of The Sea.' It'll be available until Saturday afternoon.

'The Culture Show' - BBC2 this Saturday

13/03/08

Laura's going to be appearing on BBC2's 'The Culture Show' this Saturday - performing a song in the bar and chatting with Lauren Laverne.

It's due to be broadcast at 7.10pm, BBC2.

iTunes Live: London Session EP - now available to download

12/03/08

Just to let you know that you can now download an awesome little EP that Laura recorded as part of the iTunes Live: London Sessions, a few weeks back. The EP was recorded at AIR Studios and features acoustic versions of 4 tracks from the album 'Alas I Cannot Swim,' including the title track.

Click here to find out more.

New dates announced - Laura to support Adam Green!

11/03/08

Laura will be supporting the original Moldy-Peach Adam Green on a number of dates in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Spain this April and May. See the Gigs section for more info.

And a Massive thank you to everyone who came along to one of the UK Song Box Tour dates - we hope you enjoyed your Song Box Tour experience!

New dates to be announced soon...

10/03/08

...check back for further announcements.

Final 2 dates of the UK Song Box Tour

08/03/08

The UK Song Box Tour approaches it's final stages - with the last 2 dates in Manchester tonight and London tomorrow.

Joining Laura and Johnny Flynn & the Sussex Wit on the bill tonight will be Planet Earth, and tomorrow, Nic Dawson Kelly.

And once again, just to remind you - don't forget your ticket texts!

x

Bristol tonight

07/03/08

Tonight Laura's heading west, as the Song Box Tour hits Bristol Trinity Arts Centre. Opening tonight will be Slow Club, followed by Johnny Flynn & the Sussex Wit.

Doors open at 7pm and the music starts at 8. It's not essential that you bring both the email and the ticket text - but it is recommended...

Enjoy the show! x

Union Chapel tonight

06/03/08

The Song Box Tour calls into London town tonight. Union Chapel will opens it's doors at 7pm and the show starts at 8pm.

Don't forget your ticket texts!

The Song Box Tour starts today...

04/03/08

At this very moment in time, Laura and Co are making their way up to Glasgow, ahead the first date of the Song Box Tour - tonight at 8pm, at Oran Mor.

Just to gently remind those of you going to any of the Song Box Tour dates, not to forget your ticket texts. It's not essential that you bring both the email and the SMS - but it is recommended!

And for all the late registrants for the Bristol date - you will be receiving your texts and emails by the end of tomorrow.

Enjoy the shows!

Laura in the US and Europe

29/02/08

New dates to support the release of 'Alas I Cannot Swim' have now been confirmed for the US and Europe. The US dates include 3 appearances at the SXSW Festival, in Texas, in two weeks time. See the Gigs section for more info...

And Song Box owners - look out below. You still have time to register your tickets for the Bristol gig on the 7th!

Late Bristol Registration

28/02/08

Song Box owners now have until 12pm on Monday 3rd March to register their ticket for the Bristol gig on March 7th.

Click on the 'Claim your ticket' link at the top of the page to register

Last day to register Song Box tickets!

25/02/08

Song Box owner's have until 6pm tonight to register their tickets for a Song Box Tour date.

Click on the 'Claim your ticket' link at the top of the page to register

Last chance to register Song Box tickets!

23/02/08

Song Box owners now have just a few days left to register their tickets for a Song Box Tour date. Tickets must be registered by 6pm on Monday 25th February.

Ticket codes will be texted to the mobile number you've entered on or before the 27th. They will then be scanned at the venue in order to gain access to the gig.

Click on 'Claim your ticket' at the top of the page to register.

New London gig - 26th February

19/02/08

Laura will be playing a solo acoustic set at the Holy Cow club night, at The Social, this coming Tuesday 26th February. Also on the bill are the Laurel Collective and Team Water Polo.

Doors open at 7pm. Check their MySpace for more details, as they unfold, at myspace.com/holyholycow.

Laura on BBC Radio 4 this weekend

15/02/08

This Saturday 16th, Laura will be appearing on BBC Radio 4 show 'Loose Ends', to play a few songs and have a quick chat with show host Clive Anderson.

You can hear the show on 92-94fm, digital radio or listen online at bbc.co.uk/radio4. It's due to air between 6.15 - 7pm.

New London date added to Song Box Tour!

13/02/08

As the London Song Box Tour date, on March 6th, sold out - a new London date has now been confirmed.

The new date is March 9th, at the same venue - Union Chapel. Anyone registering for a London show will now be given the option to attend the new date.

Instore gig at Piccadilly, Manchester, this evening.

13/02/08

Laura is currently making her way up north in order to perform a free instore gig at Piccadilly, in Manchester, this evening. Everyone's welcome. It starts at 5pm this time.

Song Box Tour London Union Chapel sold out! New London date on the way...

12/02/08

The London Song Box Tour date, at Union Chapel on 6th March, is now sold out. But if you have a Song Box ticket which you haven't yet registered, and you'd like to catch Laura in London - do not despair! LM HQ are currently making arrangements for another London date and details will be announced as soon as they are confirmed.

Be sure to keep checking back so that you can secure your place at the new show.

'Alas I Cannot Swim' out today

12/02/08

EXCLUSIVE SHOW FEATURING LAURA AND FRIENDS SUNDAY 10TH FEBRUARY

08/02/08

This Sunday Laura will be performing a very special show at The Hub.

We have a few 5 pound tickets for sale on the night at the door. It will be first come, first serve. Get there early (19:00), show starts at 19:30.

The cafe bar will be open for guests to have a drink before and during the interval.
Joining Laura will be Mumford and Sons, Slow Club and Mystery Jets....

The Hub
The Roundhouse
Chalk Farm Road
London
NW1 8EH
See you there. Stay well.

LM HQ

Are you here to claim your Song Box ticket?

29/01/08

To redeem - just click the link at the top of the page and follow the instructions.

Ghosts...

29/01/08

Laura's new single Ghosts is available on CD, Download and beautiful 7"....it will be followed by Debut Album 'Alas, I Cannot Swim' a week Monday.