Over the years as she has evolved and we’ve adapted, we’ve come to appreciate more the artistry of Laura Marling.  The British singer has been (and has taken her fans) on an emotional roller-coaster ride over her four albums, but each time the railcars seem to summit higher.  Comes now the 24-year old singer’s announcement that she will release her fifth studio album Short Movie (cover above) in March.  The album evidently revolves around Marling’s attempts to find a sense of stability, after permanently relocating to Los Angeles (Silver Lake) last year.  She explains in a statement: “I realized that I hadn’t been in a place for longer than two or three weeks since I was 16. I thought, ‘I wonder what will happen if I try and root myself somewhere [and] look back over the past eight years.’”

Check out the building, inspirational song below in which electric guitar is pushed to the fore and Marling lays out her personal take on our (comparatively) short sequences here.  The animated video draws you in and gives graphic aid to the song’s lyrics (see below the video).  We especially like her tremendous tremolo-vocal flourishes at and after 3:21 in the song that harken back to the great Joni Mitchell.

You can pre-order the album HERE.

I am paying for my mistake
That’s okay
I know when I will pull in
It’s a short f-ing movie, man
I know
I will try and take it slow
Bought a lot of color drugs
Come on, what’s it about?
Gave me sick to make me well
Come on, rock the hell
I got up in the world today
Wondered who it was I could save
Who do you think you are?
Just a girl that can play guitar
I think I could get away with
Saying only half what I say
No, I can’t give you up
Oh no, I’m not gonna stop
But they know
But they’ll never know why
They know
But they’ll never know why
I don’t know what we’re afraid of
But I know, I don’t mind
Oh no, I don’t mind
If I fall in love to the sound of birds
On the wind
And kiss, I’m loving
They know
But they’ll never know why
They know
But they’ll never know why
They know that I loved you
But they don’t know why
They know that I loved you
But they don’t know why
It’s kicking off, it’s kicking of
Now it’s short f-ing movie, man
Now it’s short f-ing movie, man
Now it’s short f-ing movie, man
Now it’s short f-ing movie, man
I know
I won’t try and take your soul
I know
I won’t try to take your soul