Laura Marling - False Hope

False Hope is a 7” single by English folk musician Laura Marling, released in April 2015 by Virgin EMI Records.

The title of Marling’s 2015 album Short Movie perfectly encapsulates what a good album should be – a miniature-scale piece of audio-cinema that toys with the listener’s feelings and shoves them into an eratic emotional rollercoaster.

Musically, “False Hope” the second single from ‘Short Movie’ is just as arresting. It’s it’s experimental, bright, and best of all, it’s far more electric than previous releases.

The folky elements are still latent, but it’s got a pretty bad-ass guitar riff in its potent underbelly of urgent drums and throbbing bass. Even the vocals have been flecked with something different; there’s a Lou Reed edge to some of the spoken-word drawls, and confidence oozes from the whole track like an arrogant candle with fever.

Check out the tracks: “False Hope” and “David”. 

This Limited Edition 7” single, released for 2015 Record Store Day, is housed in a picture sleeve, pressed in Europe on black vinyl, and limited to 1,000 copies.