I Speak Because I Can - Laura Marling
User Score
9.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 39 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 39 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 39
  3. Negative: 0 out of 39

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  1. GaryB
    Apr 9, 2010
    10
    I Speak is beautifully written performed and produced. Laura Marling is an awesome talent.
  2. GabroMuzik
    Nov 5, 2010
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the folk and pop perfection of this year is Laura Marling...her incredible and amazing new album...shine...she is so talent and her voice is really beautiful...! this album is a masterpiece!… Expand
  3. kisforkayleigh
    Sep 10, 2010
    9
    Laura has a way to connect to her listeners on an emotional level that mainstream songs do not have today. Her songwriting is excellent and it some songs witty and even funny. Her voice is soothing and the guitar is mellow. Definitely worth a listen.
  4. LauraO.
    Apr 7, 2010
    9
    Loved the first one, but this one haunts. Brilliant.
  5. StephenB.
    Apr 12, 2010
    9
    Love folk music and this is up there with the classics.
  6. Kevin
    Apr 6, 2010
    9
    A nearly flawless collection of British folk music in a contemporary setting. The Ms. Marlings of this world come by oh so very un-often! do buy this disc, don't wait for a stateside release.

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Metascore
81 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 21 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. BBC Music
    80
    With I Speak Because I Can, that argument may now end. Though just 20, it doesn't appear within her scope to make an outright bad album, and here we are shown a few more glimpses of her gift, but yet not an overwhelming outpouring of it.
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  2. Clash Music
    90
    Her second album is an enchanting collection of beautifully raw songs, the faint trace of tape-hiss in the quieter moments combined with the rootsy feel of songs.
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  3. Drowned In Sound
    90
    I Speak Because I Can is an album of elegance and brilliance. Marling has developed from her debut, and her voice has grown both physically and lyrically.
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