Semper Femina

Semper Femina
Studio album by Laura Marling
Released 10 March 2017 (2017-03-10)
Recorded 2016
Genre Folk, folk rock, alternative rock
Length 42:19
Label More Alarming Records
Producer Blake Mills
Laura Marling chronology
Short Movie
(2015)Short Movie2015		 Semper Femina
(2017)

Semper Femina is the sixth studio album by British singer-songwriter, Laura Marling, and was released on March 10th, 2017, on More Alarming Records. The album was produced by Blake Mills.

Themes

The title ‘Semper Femina’, borrowed from the ancient poet Virgil, is an expression pinched from a longer line of Latin poetry, which roughly translates to “woman is ever a fickle and changeable thing."[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic85/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The A.V. ClubA[4]
The Guardian[5]
The Independent[6]
The Irish Times[7]
NME[8]
The Observer[9]
Pitchfork Media7.7/10[10]
Q[11]
Rolling Stone[12]

Semper Femina received critical acclaim upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 85, based on 31 reviews.[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Laura Marling, except for Soothing which was written by Laura Marling and Blake Mills.

No.TitleLength
1."Soothing"4:17
2."The Valley"5:40
3."Wild Fire"4:51
4."Don't Pass Me By"5:09
5."Always This Way"4:33
6."Wild Once"4:23
7."Next Time"4:01
8."Nouel"4:53
9."Nothing, Not Nearly"4:32

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] 19
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14] 53
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 21
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 153
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[17] 22
French Albums (SNEP)[18] 113
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 42
Irish Albums (IRMA)[20] 9
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[21] 5
Scottish Albums (OCC)[22] 4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 46
UK Albums (OCC)[24] 5

References

  1. ↑ http://diymag.com/2017/03/06/laura-marling-semper-femina-interview-2017
  2. 1 2 "Reviews for Semper Fermina by Laura Marling". Metacritic. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  3. ↑ Monger, Timothy. "Semper Femina – Laura Marling". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  4. ↑ Waite, Kelsey J. (10 March 2017). "Semper Femina is Laura Marling at her best". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  5. ↑ Petridis, Alexis (9 March 2017). "Laura Marling: Semper Femina review – telling details and big ideas". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  6. ↑ Gill, Andy (1 March 2017). "Album reviews: Laura Marling – Semper Femina, Grandaddy – Last Place, Alison Krauss – Windy City and more". The Independent. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  7. ↑ Clayton-Lea, Tony (9 March 2017). "Laura Marling – Semper Femina album review: A woman’s heart, brilliantly laid bare". The Irish Times. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  8. ↑ Bartleet, Larry (7 March 2017). "Laura Marling – ‘Semper Femina’ review". NME. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  9. ↑ Empire, Kitty (12 March 2017). "Laura Marling: Semper Femina review – sexism and a newfound slinkiness". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  10. ↑ Monroe, Jazz (March 14, 2017). "Laura Marling: Semper Femina". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  11. ↑ Barton, Laura (April 2017). "Fantastic Voyage". Q (370): 113.
  12. ↑ Hermes, Will (13 March 2017). "Review: Laura Marling Sings Woman-to-Woman on 'Semper Femina'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  13. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  14. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Laura Marling – Semper Femina" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  15. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Laura Marling – Semper Femina" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  16. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Laura Marling – Semper Femina" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  17. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Laura Marling – Semper Femina" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  18. ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums - SNEP (Week 11, 2017)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  19. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Laura Marling – Semper Femina" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  20. ↑ "Irish Albums Chart: 17 March 2017". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  21. ↑ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  22. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  23. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Laura Marling – Semper Femina". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  24. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
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