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Universal acclaim- based on 67 Ratings
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Positive: 62 out of 67
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GaryBApr 9, 2010I Speak is beautifully written performed and produced. Laura Marling is an awesome talent.
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Nov 5, 2010This review contains spoilers.
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Sep 10, 2010Laura 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.
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LauraO.Apr 7, 2010Loved the first one, but this one haunts. Brilliant.
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StephenB.Apr 12, 2010Love folk music and this is up there with the classics.
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KevinApr 6, 2010A 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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May 28, 2013
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Jan 14, 2017This is a tight folk album with 10 songs so carefully conceived that every bit of symbolism finds its place. Certainly better than her debut and very good.
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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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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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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.