Whether I’m caught daydreaming in the supermarket or gently tucked between the walls of my bedroom, Laura Marling’s music has become the perfect companion. With her new album, ‘Patterns In Repeat’, set to be her eighth studio album over a career spanning 15 years, it’s delightful to see her music continue to bear the very blemishes that were beautifully present in her first release.
Meandering through thoughts of longing, loss, and pride, Marling’s discography is a fable of femininity. Having recently given birth to her daughter in 2023, her infectious new single is as sincere as it is optimistic - a truly beautiful display of passion for life and its often trivial routines. Offering a refined iteration of that folk-like subtlety Marling does so well, the new track ‘Patterns’ boasts a sound only bolstered by an entourage of orchestral sounds and an ever-so slightly evolved tapestry of moving guitar strings masterfully produced by Dom Monks (Billie Marten, Big Thief). This track is the goosebumps on the back of your neck, the silky fibers wound like cotton between your ears, and the pinnacle of that alternative folk sound.
Looking back to her last full-length release, ‘Song For Our Daughter’ in 2020, this album is set to be a beautiful contrast to the solemn imagery that became a key feature of the artist’s success. ‘Patterns In Repeat’ is Marling now wrestling with a greater optimism for the future, a welcome retreat from her introspective battles. Her new single is her letting go, possessed by a relief born from years of learning lessons the hard way. Although some of her more familiar tracks like ‘Held Down’ and ‘For You’ display lyrical content bound by the fear of what’s yet to come, ‘Patterns’ is the gratitude of the journey once travelled.
I, for one, can’t wait for the release of Laura Marling’s album on October 24th. Not only are we set to hear a musical world so gently crafted, but we are bound to digest a collection of songs that are determined to display that invasive honesty we have all learned to adore in her work.
‘Patterns’ is Laura Marling back to her old ways, speaking from the heart with complete abandon as to where that may take us as the listener, and for that I am once again grateful.
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