Ghosts

Recorded for Laura Marling's debut album Alas, I Cannot Swim during sessions in London with producer Charlie Fink of Noah and the Whale. The recording featured Marling's early acoustic songwriting style supported by understated folk arrangements. Released as Marling's debut single, the song introduced her distinctive voice and songwriting to a wider audience. It helped establish her as one of the leading figures in the late-2000s British folk revival and preceded the critical success of her debut album. The track remains one of the defining songs from Marling's early catalogue and is closely associated with her breakthrough period. Its success helped launch a career that would earn multiple Mercury Prize nominations and influence a new generation of British singer-songwriters.