“Sophia” is set to be the first single from Laura Marling’s third album A Creature I Don’t Know. The song was premiered on Zane Lowe’s Radio 1 show and fortunately Listen Before You Buy were on the scene to preserve a great quality recording of the song.
UPDATE: An official, non-radio-ripped verion of “Sophia” has now been released and added for your listening pleasure below.
Even if you were excited for A Creature I Don’t Know before you heard this record, prepare to have your expectations raised as this is one of the finest songs Marling has crafted yet. Start as just her voice and guitar then gradually building by adding vocals, violins and more the song finishes with a rousing and beautiful crescendo. Check it out below.
A Creature I Don’t Know is set for September 13th release on Virgin.
