Robert Plant Band Of Joy
Laura Marling I Speak Because I Can
Sigur Ros Tak
Zhou Yu Master of the Chinese Erhu
Felice Brothers Yonder Is The Clock
The Laura Marling album is one of my favourite "nu-folk" (bit of a silly term) albums - one that has grown on me over the years. Good songs, interesting acoustic guitar chords, and a restrained voice thankfully void of those Joni Mitchell like vocal histrionics. Possessing a depth and longevity which I have found lacking in acts Marling has been associated with (Noah And The Whale, Johnny Flynn, Mumford and Sons anyone?) I Speak Because I Can has appeared in this blog several times over the last couple of years and will appear again. It lays claim as her best album; its predecessor Alas, I Cannot Swim is due a deeper dive too.
Here's her plot on the tourist map of music...
Here's her plot on the tourist map of music...