she's a good female counterpart to colin meloy, the lead singer of the decemberists, with her lilting performance and lyrical ruminating. you know, come to think of it, maybe laura and colin should get together and come up with a nice little ditty; she's a poetess and he's a poet, and what could be better? lots of people are saying positive things about miss marling and after listening to her vocals, i have a feeling there's a whirlwind brewing for this twenty year old ingenue. that's right, she's only twenty years old. first stop on her rapid rise to stardom? recording a one off with none other than jack white. a quick look into the archives and you'll find jack's yet to produce a dud. and, if history repeats itself, which it often likes to do, his collaboration with miss marling will be in a word, stellar.