Laura Marling - Short Movie (2015)

Laura Marling has released four albums in only seven years - and she's only just turned 25. Working on fresh material, fifth album 'Short Movie' is now released. Self-produced, the songwriter worked extensively alongside drummer Matt Ingram and studio engineer Dan Cox during recent sessions. 'Short Movie' has a cinematic wide eyed joy, and Marling's writing seems freer. 'False Hope', inspired by the experience of being tapped in a New York airbnb during hurricane sandy, swirls round in a sea of electric guitars. 'Gurdjieff's Daughter' pulls a huge chorus out of its back pocket with the ease of somebody producing a lighter. There's a strain of playfulness, too. 'Strange Love' sees Marling adopt the kind of stilted, burning delivery that should come free with a bit of wheat to chew on. 'Short Movie' is wonderfully unlike anything Marling has attempted before.