Marah’s New One: Angels of Destruction!
Though their past few albums – to me – have never matched the brilliance and intensity of their first two albums: Let’s Cut the Crap and Hook Up Later on Tonight and Kids in Philly – they sure keep inching more and more back to that original form – both with 2005’s If You Didn’t Laugh, You’d Cry and now with Angels of Destruction! – which just came out Tuesday. One of my favorites so far is the opener, “Coughing Up Blood” – a perfect way to kick off the album. A lazy, rolling groove, catchy backing vocals that wouldn’t sound out of place on a Wilburys or Little Village record, and Dave Bielanko’s talent – one of my favorite singers and an amazingly creative lyricist. Dave & Serge Bielanko and their supporting gang are on a roll…
Marah – Coughing Up Blood
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Marah’s Official Site
Watch Marah perform “Angels of Destruction” on Wednesday’s Conan O’Brien show.
Photo credit: Hannah Torreson
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From http://www.marah-usa.com/home.php:
1/16/2008
“Due to personal issues within the band, Marah have made the difficult decision to postpone their January and February US tour dates. They hope to reschedule the tour for later in the year and will make sure to keep their fans posted.”