release date: Mar. 23, 2015
format: digital (13 x File, FLAC)
[album rate: 4 / 5] [3,84]
producer: Laura Marling, Matt Ingram, Dan Cox
label: Virgin - nationality: England, UK
Track highlights: 1. "Warrior" - 2. "False Hope" (live) - 3. "I Feel Your Love" - 5. "Strange" - 6. "Don't Let Me Bring You Down" - 7. "Easy" - 8. "Gurdjieff's Daughter" (studio session) - 9. "Divine" - 12. "Short Movie"
5th studio album by Laura Marling follows two years after Once I Was an Eagle (May 2013), and it marks a strong stylistic turn. It's not that Marling has made an album in an entirely different genre or style, but the album may come as a bit of a surprise to those familiar with her most recent albums from 2011 and 2013 with focus on light and subtle instrumentation. Short Movie sees Marling embarking on a more outward and more electrified side of indie folk. There's still room for quiet and introspective songs but also a counter-balanced aggressiveness, which actually suits her singing voice and her other songs in a refreshing way. Not to compare with other artists, but some songs had me thinking of an energy I find in Martha Wainwright and also in PJ Harvey - again without comparing 'cause Marling makes all songs here sound exactly as her own, which they are, but she comes out as a more multi-facetted artist in the most positive way. Once again, Marling proves her worth as a songwriter and as vocalist and this new album, is my new preferred Laura Marling album.
Highly recommended.
[ allmusic.com, Rolling Stone 3,5 / 5, Pitchfork 7,4 / 10, The Guardian, NME, Spin, Exclaim! 4 / 5 Stars ]
