Originally written by Luke Slater · 19 January 2010
London femme-folk superstar Laura Marling was due to release her second album, I Speak Because I Can, on March 22. Well, that's still going to be the case (THANK THE LORD ALMIGHTY!) but, in a slightly unexpected throw of the dice, there will also be A WHOLE 'NOTHER album later in the year. A sensational turn of events, especially given the first one's only ten tracks long.
The next record will be released in September, with recording starting in March, with Ethan Johns again behind the boards. Move your eyes below for I Speak Because I Can's tracklist:
• Devil's Spoke
• Made By Maid
• Rambling Man
• Blackberry Stone
• Alpha Shallows
• Goodbye England
• Hope In The Air
• What He Wrote
• Darkness Descends
• I Speak Because I Can
The album will be preceded by a single, 'Devil's Spoke', which will be released on March 15. There's a brand new video for that over at The Guardian, so go there to view it, and Marling's new hair-style, if you care about that sort of thing. She seems a little more angry this time, doesn't she?
There's also a tour to support the record's release:
April:
9 - Belfast, Limelight 10 - Dublin, The Academy 12 - Manchester, Lowry 13 - Glasgow, Fruitmarket 14 - Edinburgh, Queen's Hall 16 - Birmingham, Alexandra Theatre 17 - Cambridge, Corn Exchange 19 - Newcastle, Tyne Theatre 20 - York, Opera House 21 - Bristol, Colston Hall 23 - Southampton, Guildhall 25 - London, Palladium