No 7: Noah and the Whale - The First Days of Spring

Charlie Fink mastered the art of the break-up album with this warts-and-all account of his split with Laura MarlingWhich other albums made our list? This was the year in which the princes of the British folk scene put away the sprightly ditties of their first album and set about perfecting the art of the break-up album. In what is admittedly a crowded field, what marked out The First Days of Spring as an impeccable example of the genre was the unfailing honesty of Charlie Fink's songwriting. The...

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