“Patterns in Repeat is not the first time Laura Marling has written music for her child, but it is the first time she’s done so as a mother. 2020’s Song for Our Daughter was directed at an idea, and as such rippled with possibility. Its successor is a far more grounded thing, recorded in snatched half hours and imbued with considered, lived experience. From the opening moments of Child of Mine, wh”
“A continuation of everything that made 'Song for Our Daughter' beautiful.”
“New motherhood breathes fresh perspective into the singer-songwriter’s stunning and stripped-down eighth studio album.”
“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.”
“Patterns in Repeat solidifies Laura Marling’s folk prowess”
“Has any artist got what they want from the music industry with as much grace as Laura Marling over the last tumultuous 16 years? Impossibly still only 34 years old, she’s released 7 albums in that time, the first 5 as a major label artist. Beautiful though those song-led, indie folk records are, imbued with the spirit of Joni Mitchell and 1970s Laurel Canyon, as I’m contractually obliged to remind”
