“He greets me with kisses / When good days deceive him / And sometimes… I… How does it go next?” It’s understandable that Laura Marling’s forgotten the words to ‘My Manic And I’. Since she released that song at the age of 18, she’s produced new music at such a prolific rate that something, surely, had to give. Her drummer can’t remember either, so she sings an approximation of the verse: “That’s the gist of it,” she shrugs, before moving onto material that better showcases her intense, sprawling vocals. At just 26, Laura Marling is one of the greatest living musicians around, and we should thank our lucky stars that we’re around to watch her talents unfurl. Hyperbolic? Perhaps. After watching her live, it’s difficult to be anything but.
The Fat Angel Sings 