Eight Pointed Star

Behind the elegant sounds of Laurel Canyon, the Los Angeles singer-songwriter’s vivid and knotty lyrics evoke half-imagined landscapes with startling clarity.

Marina Allen's sunny, loping third album presents songs that challenge you if you’re really paying attention, a treat for any who favor a close-read of lyrics over passive listening.

Like a true poet, Marina Allen conjures strange realities, places that exist somewhere between her imagination and the tangible world.

Suppose you try to roughly estimate the current popularity of folk music over the last three decades. In that case, it quickly becomes evident that the

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