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Song for Our Daughter
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88

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8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 102 Ratings

  • Summary: The seventh full-length solo release for the British singer-songwriter was produced with Ethan Johns and Dom Monks.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Record Collector
    Apr 28, 2020
    100
    Song For Our Daughter is, well, so uncannily, unreasonably and astutely beautiful that it meticulously sets aside every last one of your emotional checks and balances to wrap your core in a firm embrace.
  2. The Telegraph (UK)
    Apr 9, 2020
    100
    Her most measured and mature work, and perhaps the most accessible to those as yet
  3. No Ripcord
    Apr 27, 2020
    90
    While there are moments with more levity, Marling casts this world with a haunting backdrop of striking stories and superb instrumentation. It’s the rare album where a stripped-down approach entirely works, making these tales central and unmissable in their telling.
  4. musicOMH.com
    Apr 15, 2020
    80
    Song For Our Daughter is a return to what made her so widely admired. These are songs of undoubted depth and longevity that can provide moments of relief and solace to those in need.
  5. Q Magazine
    May 5, 2020
    80
    Marling's seventh solo LP has the clarity, mastery and quiet strength of a folk-rock classic. [Jul 2020, p.110]
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  6. Uncut
    Apr 21, 2020
    80
    It's been a gradual recalibration and Songs For Our Daughter ruffles more of Marling's characteristic composure: she's feeling the breeze, focused, pressing keenly forward. [Jun 2020, p.24]
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  7. Pitchfork
    Apr 13, 2020
    76
    Song for Our Daughter brims with peaceful reflections that, even though Marling herself is just grazing her 30s, could seem like the work of an artist in their twilight years.

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  1. Positive: 15 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. peyman_eun
    Apr 12, 2020
    10
    I think the album "Song for our daughter", along with the album "Once I Was an Eagle", is the best album of Laura Marling so far! Very goodI think the album "Song for our daughter", along with the album "Once I Was an Eagle", is the best album of Laura Marling so far! Very good folk rock music with great vocal. Many masterpiece tracks such as "Held Down" and "Fortune" make this album great.… Expand
  2. hellokittypie
    Sep 3, 2020
    10
    SONG FOR OUR DAUGHTER is by far one of the best works of that year! Laura managed to deliver an intimate work with perfect and totally uniqueSONG FOR OUR DAUGHTER is by far one of the best works of that year! Laura managed to deliver an intimate work with perfect and totally unique lyrics. A milestone in his discography.… Expand
  4. DenefRobles
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    Talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before,Talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before, unafraid to reference or not reference, put it in a blender, **** on it, vomit on it, eat it, give birth to it.… Expand
  5. jr0drigs
    Aug 2, 2020
    9
  6. HG_Kitara
    Nov 20, 2020
    9
    This album is stunning and a must-listen. I have never heard such an intimate album. Each track is mesmerizing and calming. Some of the bestThis album is stunning and a must-listen. I have never heard such an intimate album. Each track is mesmerizing and calming. Some of the best writing of the year. A clear consideration for album of the year… Expand
  7. brandoncisne
    Apr 10, 2020
    8
    A must-listen album, very relevant this month. One of the most remarkable in her discography
  8. vitortfv
    Dec 5, 2020
    7
    Alexandra - 7,5/10
    Held Down - 7/10
    Strange Girl - 7,5/10 Only the Strong - 7/10 Blow By Blow - 7,5/10 Song for Our Daughter - 7/10    Alexandra - 7,5/10
    Held Down - 7/10
    Strange Girl - 7,5/10
    Only the Strong - 7/10
    Blow By Blow - 7,5/10
    Song for Our Daughter - 7/10
    Fortune - 7/10
    The End of the Affair - 7,5/10
    Hope We Meet Again - 7/10
    For You - 7,5/10    … Expand

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