Laura Marling New Songs

Laura Marling is in the studio these days recording the follow-up to A Creature I Don’t Know (“It will probably be released in about six months.”). In the meantime, NPR shared her latest Tiny Desk Concert, an intimate 3-song set with a pair from said 2011 LP and a new one, “Once.” While they’re calling the latter “a premiere of sorts,” this tune has, in fact, been debuted a number of times so far — most notably live on television this April. This is an excellent little show regardless, so checking out the clip above is recommended.

As you may have noticed, live previews from Marling show up around here regularly, such as potential future album cuts “I Was An Eagle” and “Pray For Me”. There are always a few new live tunes floating around and today is no different… Below, catch a glimpse of a track — possibly titled “Rosie” — rolled out in San Francisco just two weeks ago:

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Here’s hoping Laura Marling plans to put this batch to tape soon, as “I Was An Eagle,” “Pray for Me,” and “Once” are sounding worthy of release to these ears — even in their early live form, where she’s said it’s best to risk a mistake or two to keep things fresh. The latest piece of road-tested material comes courtesy of BBC 6 Music’s 10th birthday celebration, for which Marling and her band performed a full radio set in front of a live audience and film crew. The whole show can be viewed here in the U.K. and elsewhere thataway. The promising new tune is below:

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