Laura Marling – Song For Our Daughter

Laura Marling – Song For Our Daughter

A deeply reflective and quietly powerful record, Song For Our Daughter sees Laura Marling at her most intimate and emotionally direct. Written during a period of personal reflection, the album unfolds like a series of letters - tender, observational, and rich with storytelling nuance.

Built around subtle acoustic arrangements and understated production, the record allows Marling’s songwriting to take centre stage. Tracks such as Alexandra and Strange Girl introduce characters shaped by vulnerability and resilience, while Held Down and Only The Strong explore themes of control, independence, and emotional inheritance.

The title track, co-written with George Jephson, serves as the emotional core of the album - an imagined message of guidance and care, delivered with quiet urgency and grace. Elsewhere, The End Of The Affair (co-written with Blake Mills) expands the sonic palette with a more cinematic touch, while Hope We Meet Again and For You close the record with gentle resolution and emotional clarity.

Song For Our Daughter is a meditation on womanhood, memory, and generational experience - delivered with restraint, elegance, and remarkable lyrical precision.

Tracklist:

1. Alexandra – 3:20
2. Held Down – 4:08
3. Strange Girl – 3:22
4. Only The Strong – 3:20
5. Blow By Blow – 2:56
6. Song For Our Daughter – 4:07
7. Fortune – 3:56
8. The End Of The Affair – 3:25
9. Hope We Meet Again – 4:05
10. For You – 3:59