Maybe 70 people showed up Sunday to see Laura Marling, the 18-year-old critics’ darling from the U.K. Forget about Duffy. Marling is the real deal: A confident, questioning personality with an alluring voice who writes hooky but unobvious songs about the nuances of love. She writes opening lines that grab listeners.

 She was backed by four musicians – an upright bassist, fiddler, keyboardist/guitarist and drummer/mandolinist/accordionist/ukulele player — who perfectly complemented her understated but elegant pop.

Highlights were the uptempo, country-tinged “Your No God,” “My Manic” and the closing sweet “Alas I Cannot Swim,” the title track of her debut album.

Here is the set list:

1. Ghosts 2. Blackberry Stone 3. Your No God 4. My Manic 5. Night Terror 6. Rambling Man 7. Alpha Shallows 8. Cross Your Fingers 9. Alas I Cannot Swim

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