Alas I Cannot Swim

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Alas I Cannot Swim
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Length
12 tracks, 37:57
Release Date
1 January 2008
Alas, I Cannot Swim is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter Laura Marling. The album was nominated for the 2008 Mercury Music Prize. The album was produced by the lead vocalist of her previous band, Noah and the Whale, Charlie Fink, and was initially released on 4 February 2008, three days after her 18th birthday, then conventionally released a week later. Marling had released several smaller singles and EPs before releasing her debut album. She told Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph: "I did my first EP just to get rid of songs I didn't like. They were j… read more
Alas, I Cannot Swim is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter Laura Marling. The album was nominated for the 2008 Mercury Music Prize. T… read more
Alas, I Cannot Swim is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter Laura Marling. The album was nominated for the 2008 Mercury Music Prize. The album was produced by the lead voc… read more

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Track number Play Loved Track name Artist name Buy Options Duration Listeners
1 Play track Ghosts
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 3:00 417,334 listeners
2 Play track Old Stone
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 3:38 148,284 listeners
3 Play track Tap at My Window
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 4:06 158,016 listeners
4 Play track Failure
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 3:21 180,802 listeners
5 Play track You're No God
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 2:30 145,840 listeners
6 Play track Cross Your Fingers
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 2:23 219,867 listeners
7 Play track (Interlude) Crawled out of the sea
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 1:16 5,386 listeners
8 Play track My Manic and I
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 3:53 220,508 listeners
9 Play track Night Terror
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 3:09 219,779 listeners
10 Play track The Captain and the Hourglass
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 3:09 131,219 listeners
11 Play track Shine
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 3:32 123,417 listeners
12 Play track Your Only Doll (Dora)
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 4:00 104,525 listeners

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Laura Marling (born 1st February 1990) is a singer/songwriter/guitarist from Eversley, United Kingdom. She began playing the guitar at the age of five, first being taught the blues by her father in front of the family fire, and has been enthralled by the songs and lyrics of the likes of Neil Young, Bob Dylan, James Taylor and John Mayall ever since. It’s not just the “golden-oldies” that Laura admires; she also harbours a rather deep love for alt.country’s favourite son, Ryan Adams. “He’s brilliant, there’s nothing that even comes close, he can paint the most amazing pictures i… read more
Laura Marling (born 1st February 1990) is a singer/songwriter/guitarist from Eversley, United Kingdom. She began playing the guitar at the age of five, first being taught the blues by … read more
Laura Marling (born 1st February 1990) is a singer/songwriter/guitarist from Eversley, United Kingdom. She began playing the guitar at the age of five, first being taught the blues by her father in front of the family fire, and ha… read more

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