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10.0
139330
10.0 |
DIY
Both stunningly intimate and endearingly raw
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10.0
139407
10.0 |
The Observer
Domestic contentment radiates through the singer-songwriter’s eighth album celebrating the circle of life
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10.0
139385
10.0 |
The Independent
Recorded in her North London home, the album comes alive with sounds of infant gurgles and dog collar jangles
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9.0
139410
9.0 |
Clash
As Marling states on that magnificent first track, “those who miss the point might rush through it,” and this is a record that, fittingly, rewards the repeat listener as its impact evolves
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9.0
139331
9.0 |
musicOMH
On this beautifully intimate record all about parenthood, recorded with her new born baby by her side, you can hear the chirping of birds outside in the garden
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9.0
139333
9.0 |
Uncut
Simple, graceful, moving, tender. Print edition only
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8.4
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8.4 |
Paste Magazine
New motherhood breathes fresh perspective into the singer-songwriter’s stunning and stripped-down eighth studio album
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8.3
139403
8.3 |
Pitchfork
Following the birth of her daughter, the accomplished singer-songwriter carefully unspools a homey, quiet record. It’s one of the best of her career
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8.0
139417
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Despite the uncertainty of what is to come, Patterns in Repeat is so assured in its sound. Marling is the captain of her own ship, off on another adventure with one more crew member on board
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8.0
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Under The Radar
Sticking with her gut and keeping things on the simpler side has created a work of great depth, where anyone with some life experience under their belt will take different things away each time through
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Beats Per Minute
Another short album that feels like a glimpse into Marling’s household, a slice of her own domesticity to track her first years of motherhood. It’s another gift, for her child and her listeners, but more assuredly for herself
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8.0
139523
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PopMatters
Laura Marling’s eighth record, Patterns in Repeat, is a full bingo card of simplicity and sophistication—a win-win for her, listeners, and critics all around
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8.0
139334
8.0 |
Mojo
Magnificently paced and candid, these 11 songs surface self-doubt and self-assurance as Marling learns to let parts of herself go. Print edition only
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8.0
139332
8.0 |
Record Collector
With producer Dom Monks encouraged to work with Marling’s spare home recordings rather than studio re-recordings, the result is a record caught in the process of formation, its directness deliberate and entirely disarming
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8.0
139336
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Loud And Quiet
Once again Marling proves to be an expert navigator of her own career, with a sketch-like record of songs about motherhood that was recorded while her new baby laid by her side
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8.0
139348
8.0 |
The Irish Times
The album resembles one long lullaby, with Marling’s vocal rocking, coaxing and keeping things nuanced
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8.0
139375
8.0 |
Far Out
In short, it is a triumph of the most heartening kind, one that treats the encroaching weeds and thistles in life’s garden with as much care as the blooming flowers
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8.0
139383
8.0 |
The FT
Time, memory and parenthood are recurring themes in the singer-songwriter’s latest record
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6.0
139335
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
t’s a drumless record with an acoustic softness, written quickly and produced roughly which gives an authenticity and low maintenance feel
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