The Lovely

The music certainly sounds lovely, so lovely in fact that it'll make you swoon and laugh and cry all at once. The voice is undeniably lovely, but then those of you who've been paying attention will already know that, from Mara's work with Plaid and Matthew Herbert. But listen a little closer and a rather darker voice can be heard, telling tales of love and loss, death and courage and of nightmares...

some reviews...

"Unequivocally lovely."
THE GUARDIAN

"A very promising talent."
UNCUT

"It's impossible not to fall in love with Mara Carlyle."
ATTITUDE

"This is an incredibly pretty album. Amid the sea of anaesthetic "chill-out" music that floods our environment, it's a delight to know that there are still artists out there for whom making gentle, laid-back music does not preclude passion, innovation and - well, the title says it all - loveliness."
THE TELEGRAPH

"Very appropriately titled, delicious debut from Carlyle."
THE OBSERVER