You're listening to Song Exploder,
where musicians take apart their songs and piece by piece tell the story of how they were made.
I'm Rishikesh Hirway.
Before we start, I want to mention that in this episode,
there's some discussions of themes that might be difficult for some.
Sexual harassment and assault, as well as a mention of rape and suicide.
Please use your best discretion.
Laura Marling is a singer and songwriter from London.
She won the Brit Award for Best British Female Solo Artist.
She's been nominated five times for that,
along with the Mercury Prize and the Grammy for Best Folk Album.
Since 2008, she's released seven albums.
The most recent is called Song for Our Daughter.
That's also the name of the song that she takes apart in this episode.
I spoke to Laura while she was in her home studio in London.
My name is Laura Marling.
This is the longest I've ever taken to write a record.
You know, I started very young.
I put out my first album when I was 17, and I'm now 30.
When I was young, in a really wonderful way,