<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Georgia; ">Laura Marling Announces North American Solo Tour</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; "><b><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Georgia; ">December 2011</span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br></div><div style="text-align: center; "><img id="7ee46d82-fd95-4b6d-bde5-7243337dc873" height="213" width="320" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:7CE431F8-450A-4F2F-9135-C9A7AD2C18B8@mgmat.local"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; text-align: center; "><span class="apple-style-span"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(40, 40, 40); ">"</span></i></span><span class="apple-style-span"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Georgia; ">We are spellbound, pulled in by invisible strings' <b>- The NME</b></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; text-align: center; "><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Georgia; ">“…she had come armed with something more vital, a passel of well-crafted songs and a dusky, supple voice with which to sing them… you had a night that confirmed just why Marling has been building major buzz in her native United Kingdom since she was a teenager.”</span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Georgia; "> <b>– Boston Globe</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; text-align: center; "><span class="apple-style-span"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">"Marling is a formidable songwriter who is only getting better; and the acuity of her observations is matched by the precision of her performance... Marling makes you feel as though, in line with the songs' narratives, you are completely alone."</span></i></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "> - <b>The Guardian</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; text-align: center; "><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Georgia; ">“…Marling's smoky voice reverberated across the pews and soared upward toward the dome of the sanctuary…It was a show that worked on all emotional levels, full of rage and gorgeous, tear-jerking music, but also a refreshing sense of lightness…she expertly left the crowd begging for more.”</span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Georgia; "> <b>– NPR</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(42, 42, 42); "><o:p> </o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; text-align: center; line-height: 10.5pt; "><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(42, 42, 42); ">"Live, her hauntingly still stage presence enraptures...She continues to be both inspired and inspiring."</span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(42, 42, 42); "> - <b>Time Out London</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia; ">The fall saw 21-year old English troubadour <b>Laura Marling</b> playing a sold out North American tour backed by a full band followed by a momentous UK cathedral tour. As the year draws to a close, Marling will return stateside to play a series of intimate solo dates and joins the line-up of some of the seasons’ most exciting holiday parties. Kicking things off in the Midwest, she will offer support at the <b>3<sup>rd</sup> Annual Daytrotter Holiday Party</b> to M. Ward. The following evening she will play the historic <b>Chicago Theatre</b> for the <b>WXRT Holiday Party.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia; "><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia; ">Her third album <b><i>A Creature I Don’t Know</i></b> was released on <b>Ribbon Music</b> in the fall and has garnered the most enthusiastic reviews of her career. It </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia; ">is a boldly accomplished and endlessly impressive album. 10 original compositions of intricate and captivating story-telling, buoyed by Marling’s rich voice, evocative lyrics and the precise, confident instrumentation on every track.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia; ">Check out Laura Marling at LA’s Troubadour on <b>Last Call With Carson Daly</b> </span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia; "><a href="http://youtu.be/1empHGJWt_4">HERE</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; "><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia; ">Relix </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia; ">captured a sun-drenched Marling strumming an acoustic medley on an NYC rooftop, watch it<b> <a href="http://youtu.be/ZFurSVP2kPk" title="http://youtu.be/ZFurSVP2kPk">HERE</a></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; "><b><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia; ">Laura Marling on tour in December 2011:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia; ">12/1<span> </span>Minneapolis, MN<span> </span>Cedar Cultural Center</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; ">12/3<span> </span>Rock Island, IL<span> </span><span> </span>Rock Island Brewing Company (Daytrotter Holiday Party)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia; ">12/4<span> </span>Chicago, IL<span> </span><span> </span>Chicago Theatre (WXRT Holiday Party)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia; ">12/7<span> </span>Toronto, ON<span> </span><span> </span>Camera Bar<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia; ">12/9<span> </span>Philadelphia, PA<span> </span>Grindcore House *<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia; ">12/11<span> </span>New York, NY<span> </span><span> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia; ">The McKittrick Hotel *</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia; ">*There will be two performances on these dates</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia; ">For more information on the NYC Shows point your browsers here:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; "><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt; ">Early Show:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt; "> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt; "><a href="http://www.bowerypresents.com/event/78981/">http://www.bowerypresents.com/event/78981/</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; "><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt; ">Late Show:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt; "> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt; "><a href="http://www.bowerypresents.com/event/78983">http://www.bowerypresents.com/event/78983</a></span></p><div style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; "><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><a href="http://www.ribbonmusic.com/">www.ribbonmusic.com</a> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span> <span></span><span></span><a href="http://www.lauramarling.com/">www.lauramarling.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; text-align: center; "><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; ">More information contact: Chloe Walsh or Perri Cohen at Press Here – 212 246 2640<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; text-align: center; "><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; ">Chloe(at)<a href="http://PressHerePublicity.com//">PressHerePublicity.com//</a> Perri(at)<a href="http://PressHerePublicity.com">PressHerePublicity.com</a></span></b></p><br></span></div></span>
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