Albums of 2010: Laura Marling – I Speak Because I Can

On her second album, Marling's talents not only belie her age, they show how much the 20-year-old has maturedLaura Marling's second album, released earlier this spring, was a breathtaking accomplishment. Though her debut, Alas I Cannot Swim, was a beguiling collection of songs that suggested a rich and distinctive talent, it offered little indication of the furious speed with which her songwriting would mature; I Speak Because I Can is the kind of album musicians spend a lifetime hoping to make....

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