Patterns in Repeat
BRVC266Label: Chrysalis Records / SD
Release Date: 25th October
'Patterns in Repeat' follows Laura Marling's career high 'Song For Our Daughter', an album title that now seems prophetic as she became a mother to a daughter in 2023. With her daughter by her side during recording, the album is almost entirely acoustic with orchestral accents. Laura always writes with herself fully projected in song but as she reflects on this revelatory time as a mother, this may be her most personal and touching set of songs yet.
Grammy nominated and Mercury Prize nominated Laura Marling is back with her eighth studio album Patterns in Repeat. Now eight albums and 15+ years into her career as one of the most acclaimed, prolific and respected songwriters of her generation (multiple Grammy nominations, Mercury nods a Brit Award and more), in Patterns in Repeat Laura aims to occupy different spaces and continues to surprise: "Laura Marling is not quite who you might think she is"
Written after the birth of her daughter in 2023 (and recorded with her in the room beside Laura), Patterns in Repeat now finds Laura reflecting on her own experience becoming a mother. The sounds are grounded in a specific and revelatory time in Laura's life, but more broadly dives deeper into her reckoning with the ideas and behaviours we pass down through family over generations.
Almost entirely acoustic with minimal overdubbing and elegantly placed orchestral accents, this is the most focused, subtle and sharpest collection of Laura's career. Laura will be performing in extended residencies in key cities to create a child/family friendly experience for fans, see dates below: