50 Best Albums of 2013: Laura Marling, 'Once I Was An Eagle'

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Laura Marling, 'Once I Was An Eagle'

Courtesy of Virgin Records

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Marling is the most compelling singer-songwriter of the U.K. roots-revival scene, with a voice that conjures young Joni Mitchell. Kicking off with a heart-surgical seven-song opening suite, her fourth LP is the record Carey Mulligan in Inside Llewyn Davis might have made after kicking Justin Timberlake to the curb.