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Laura Marling has shared a wonderfully eccentric new song, 'Strange', from her forthcoming album. Listen to it below.
'Strange', which is also streaming on Spotify, is taken from Marling's fifth album, Short Movie - which is released later this month.
The song, which follows 'False Hope' and the album's title track, continues to mark a significant departure from Marling's previous work. Though the same can arguably be said for every album she's released, this one is particularly marked.
'Strange' sees Marling relish a strange and playful tone and cadence as she lilts between speaking and singing. Its lyrics are equal parts dark and self-deprecatingly brutal: "And I try and bring meaning to all things / And as I try to take you in I cant wait to be alone. Then you fall in love with me / And your love becomes my responsibility / And I can never do you wrong."
Listen to 'Strange' below
Marling kicks off a UK tour, which includes four non-consecutive nights at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall, in April. See full tour dates, and buy tickets, below.
Mon 20 Apr - UK, London - Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tue 21 Apr - UK, London - Queen Elizabeth Hall
Wed 22 Apr - UK, Cambridge - Corn Exchange
Fri 24 Apr - UK, Manchester - Albert Hall
Sat 25 Apr - UK, Glasgow - O2 Academy
Mon 27 Apr - UK, Birmingham - Institute
Wed 29 Apr - UK, London - Queen Elizabeth Hall
Thu 30 Apr - UK, London - Queen Elizabeth Hall
Mon 04 May - UK, Southampton - O2 Guildhall
Tue 05 May - UK, Bristol - Colston Hall
Thu 07 May - IE, Dublin - Olympia
Fri 08 May - UK,Belfast - Waterfront Hall
