Lately, there's been a trend of sorts towards young, female, obviously British-sounding singers coming out of the U.K. and gaining popularity in the U.S. Take, for example, Lilly Allen, whose cheeky, unapologetic songs have made her immensely popular here, and Kate Nash, who, while not as widely-known, is becoming famous for her sweet yet spunky voice and songwriting.
Laura Marling, an 18-year-old from Berkshire, England, seems to be the newest member of the club. Her soft voice and sweetly realistic songwriting are the kind that might just make you cry. Her songs are funny at times but never jokey or excessively silly like Lilly Allen's can be; and her accent, rather than throwing itself in your face, enhances her music. At times, because of Marling's more folksy sound, I'm reminded of Jenny Lewis, the lead singer of Rilo Kiley who recently released her own solo album. Laura Marling's first full-length album, Alas, I Cannot Swim, was released in February (maybe only in the UK, I'm not sure), featuring delicate, touching songs such as "Ghosts." Marling has also collaborated with bands like The Rakes and Mystery Jets (look up the song "Young Love,") and toured with other singer-songwriters like Adam Green. For fans of Jenny Lewis, Kate Nash and even Regina Spektor, this emerging artist is definitely worth a listen.
more later on fashion, etc!
yours happily
geraldine
2 comments:
Thanks for the tips! I'll listen to her. And yes there's definitely loads of young female musicians coming from the UK lately.
yay for the brits, we finally exist! lol
theres also dizzee rascal [grime] adele, duffy, estelle...and i hear sway is coming over soon :/
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