In her native England, singer-songwriter Laura Marling, who was born in 1990, has often been described as an old soul, wise beyond her years. While so many artists of any age attempt to locate their inner child, Marling, with a sometime steely gaze, measures the prerogatives of youth against the looming realities of adulthood – the spectre of mortality, the betrayals of love, the balm of sex, the yearning for companionship, the need for independence. As the Times Of London recently posited, “Who else is making music as ambitious, as haunting, as centuries-straddling, as thought-provoking and artistically tenacious as this? And the answer is: nobody. No, really. Not a soul.”
Michael Kiwanuka is a British soul singer whose sound has been rightfully compared to Otis Redding and Bill Withers. Having just released his debut album "Home Again" in the UK, Kiwanuka's music has already garnered much attention including the top spot in BBC's Sound of 2012.
They will also be joined by the enigmatic songwriter WILLY MASON.
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