Lene Marlin’s
Another Day

Lene Marlin sounds fragile on this record and on some tracks it actually sends shivers down your spine. Some comparisons could be made to Alanis Morissette and Dido but then again that would be inaccurate in many ways, because she defies definitions bringing together folk, country and rock. Having played guitar and written songs from an early age she’s an accomplished singer-songwriter that does her own thing.
There are some gorgeous tracks on Another Day including the heart rending ‘My Love’ which is like a musical description of the Norwegian landscape she was born into. The best feature on the album is Marlin’s voice which is used like an instrument as it soars and swoops against a background of acoustic guitars and strings. It brings tears to my eyes. Not all songs are sad, some are more upbeat and faster but, there’s always a feeling of melancholy in the distance.