Anyway, I'm ignoring the email for now. Procrastinating by making mix CD's. Do people still make mix CD's?!
But I digress, this is a blog about music....
Lets go through some Laura Marling.
The concert was balls-to-the-walls fantastic. I'm pretty sure everyone in that room that night could feel how significant and important it was, for Laura especially. This was Miss Marling's first night at the Royal Albert Hall and it was spectacular. She made mention of the fact that her parents were in the audience and that was the signifier for me for how much this night meant. It was also her last concert for a while, I know she's doing Latitude this weekend (I'm not sure if maybe she's doing any other festivals) but I think this was her last official concert until the new album... Which I feel is very much under way and most likely already written.
One of the new songs she played I absolutely loved... I thought for sure it was a cover, it was like I'd heard it before, but no, it was just so beautiful, so I found a video of her performing it. Enjoy.
Laura Marling - Once
(EDIT: The live video disappeared so I've replaced it with this one.)
This was the best video I could find. She performed for the BBC at the Southbank Centre but I think this is a better performance. But seriously, no Youtube video will do this song justice. It was so beautiful live, in that massive building, it brought tears to my eyes.
It's clear she probably has written all of the songs for her next album because they're all over Youtube from her live performances this past year or so. I can't wait.
Next up is one of my all time favourite songs. Blackberry Stone. I managed to find a video from the night at the Royal Albert Hall that some lovely person kindly uploaded for us all to enjoy.
Too beautiful... You absolutely, truly appreciate her music so much more in that massive hall. Several thousand people completely stunned into silence.
One more from the Royal Albert Hall. Enjoy.
Laura Marling - What He Wrote
So I'm now just going to share another couple of my favourites, ones that I couldn't find from the night so these are just the recordings. So good.
This one I did actually record myself on the night, but I was in the nose bleed seats or cheap seats,if you will, front row though so I had a nice, none obscured view but with my dodgy camera that takes pathetic pictures and video... well it's just not good enough to show. Seriously, my phone took better pictures -_-
Laura Marling - Night After Night
I have a feeling not that many people like this next song. It's just a hunch because I couldn't find many video's on Youtube... weird, because I do really love this song.
Laura Marling - Alpha Shallows
Now this next one is my ALL time favourite of hers, I think... (so far, anyway.)
Laura Marling - Hope In The Air
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"Pick up your rope, Lord. Sling it to me, if we are to battle I must not be weak!"
Too good.
Anyway, that's me done I think on the LM front. This weekend I will introduce you to Daytrotters!! Have a good week. I feel better now after listening to these, I was definitely on a downer.
Right, I'm off to go listen to some more Marling and as I parting gift, this is the other new song she performed at RAH. I'm unsure of the name but sounds goooood. Enjoy.
~HL
PS. Sorry about you having to go listen to some of the songs on Youtube. These record labels and their laws, eh?!
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