It's difficult believing Laura Marling just turned 18 this year, but it's true. Also hard to believe, the assured, sharp British folk-pop singer-songwriter's full-length debut Alas, I Cannot Swim, which came out in the UK in February, is just getting its Stateside debut this summer (its out via iTunes now, Astralwerks in August). In this week's Drop we offered "Blackberry Stone," a haunting, lo-fi UK B-side you won't find on the album proper. We also asked Marling a few questions about the track and her idea of what it takes to make a good love or falling-out-of-love song. You can read and listen here. Alas, I Cannot Swim is out now on iTunes and 8/18 via Astralwerks. (Remember, though, this song isn't on it.) If you're in the NYC area, you can catch Marling 6/16 at Glasslands in Brooklyn and 6/18 at the Mercury Lounge. This is her:

This week's Drop also offered the chance to win An Ovation acoustic guitar from Brendan James.