<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi,<div><br></div><div>Hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend.<br><div><br></div><div><b>Laura Marling</b>'s stunning album "<b>A Creature I Don't Know</b>" is out next week - <b>September 13th </b>- on Ribbon Music. We now have CDs of this release and can send to you for review...BUT! you can also listen to it right now! It's <b><u>streaming</u></b> in full on T<b>he New York Times</b> website for the next two weeks:</div><div><br></div><div><b><a href="http://nyti.ms/oaEziw">http://nyti.ms/oaEziw</a></b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>Laura will be touring North America later this month. Dates are below. </div><div><br></div><div>"A Creature I Don't Know" is Laura's third album and her most critically acclaimed to date. Still only 21 years old Laura is the fast rising star of the British music scene with two consecutive <b>Mercury Music Prize</b> nominations, a 2011 <b>BRIT AWARD</b> (UK equivalent) for Best Female Artist and the 2011 <b>NME SHOCKWAVES AWARD</b> for Best Solo Artist. "A Creature I Don't Know" was produced by Ethan Johns. Artwork is attached.</div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br></span></font></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px; "><i>Praise for "A Creature I Don't Know":</i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><i><br></i></span></font></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px; "><b><i><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;">"Three albums into her career - her new one and her best is released on Sep 13 - it's no longer news that Ms. Marling, now 21, sounds startlingly grown up, with a dusky voice and songs that conjure fables and revelations alongside piercing human insights...Marling has gone deeper, making her arrangements more volatile as her songs grow bolder. Much of the music still revolves around her lustrous voice and her acoustic guitar, flanked by cell and banjo.</span></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">" - Jon Pareles in the New York Times</span></font></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px; "><b><i><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><i></i></span></font></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; "><i><span lang="EN-GB"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Century Gothic'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">“…every song is chillingly badass” </span></font></font><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Century Gothic'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">– Spin</span></font></font></b></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; "><i><span lang="EN-GB"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Century Gothic'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></font></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; "><i><span lang="EN-GB"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Century Gothic'"></font></span></font></b></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; "><i><span lang="EN-GB"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Century Gothic'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">"Britain's greatest singer-songwriter. Remarkable." </span></font></font><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Century Gothic'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">- NME </span></font></font></b></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; "><i><span lang="EN-GB"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Century Gothic'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></font></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; "><i><span lang="EN-GB"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Century Gothic'"></font></span></font></b></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; "><i><span lang="EN-GB"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Century Gothic'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">"'A Creature I Don't Know' ebbs beautifully, navigating emotional whirlpools with deft twists...her star power remains undiminished." (4 Stars) </span></font></font><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Century Gothic'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">- Q Magazine</span></font></font></b></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; "><i><span lang="EN-GB"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Century Gothic'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></font></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; "><i><span lang="EN-GB"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Century Gothic'"></font></span></font></b></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; "><i><span lang="EN-GB"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Century Gothic'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> </span></font></font><span style="color: black; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Century Gothic'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">"No longer do Marling's songs avert their gaze. Instead, they come straight at you, borne on a richer-hued voice that comes from deeper within, dredging up more challenging material."(4 Stars)</span></font></font><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Century Gothic'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> - Mojo</span></font></font></b></span></span></i><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Century Gothic'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> </span></font></font></o:p></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; "><i><span lang="EN-GB"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Century Gothic'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></font></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; "><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Century Gothic'"></font></span></font></o:p></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; "><i><span lang="EN-GB"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Century Gothic'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">“It’s deeply impressive….the songs and performances are stronger and more consistent than ever before….we should simply savour the sound of an artist setting herself new targets and hitting each one with real panache.” (4 Stars) - </span></font></font><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Century Gothic'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Uncut</span></font></font></b></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; "><i><span lang="EN-GB"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Century Gothic'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></font></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; "><i><span lang="EN-GB"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Century Gothic'"></font></span></font></b></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; "><i><span lang="EN-GB"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Century Gothic'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">"Those who fell for Joni Mitchell's 1974 'Court and Spark' will find similar charm, ache, and genius in British folksinger Laura Marling's new album...(this) collection of melodic riffs and self-reflective lyrics are as pretty as they are cerebral, making her a standout in the frozen tundra of female lyricists." </span></font></font><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Century Gothic'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">- Elle</span></font></font></b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Century Gothic'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> </span></font></font></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; line-height: 22px; "><div><span lang="EN-GB"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Century Gothic'"><u><br></u></font></span></div><div><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Georgia; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Georgia; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Century Gothic'"><u>Tour in September 2011 </u></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Georgia; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Century Gothic'">17 - San Francisco @ Bimbo's</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Georgia; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Century Gothic'">18 - Los Angeles @ The Masonic Temple</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Georgia; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Century Gothic'">20 - Los Angeles @ The Troubadour</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Georgia; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Century Gothic'">22 - Chicago @ Lincoln Hall</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Georgia; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Century Gothic'">23 - Toronto @ The Great Hall</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Georgia; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Century Gothic'">24 - Montreal @ The Corona</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Georgia; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Century Gothic'">25 - Boston @ Brighton Music Hall</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Georgia; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Century Gothic'">27 - Washington, DC @ 6th & I Synagogue</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Georgia; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Century Gothic'">28 - New York City @ Webster Hall</font></div></span></font></span></i></div></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; line-height: normal; font-size: medium; ">You can hear Laura's Sunday night session / watch her perform on WNYC's "Spinning On Air" here: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; line-height: normal; font-size: medium; "><a href="http://www.wnyc.org/shows/spinning/2011/sep/04/">http://www.wnyc.org/shows/spinning/2011/sep/04/</a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; "></span></div></div></body></html>