Marah’s sixth album, Angels of Destruction!, finds the kids from Philly in a brave new world: new sobriety, new members and of course, new songs. Culled from a Niagara-like output of songs over the past year, Angels of Destruction! is, as David Bielanko puts it, “…the tip of the iceberg and the bottom of the well.” Musically, AOD! is Marah doing what Marah does. The album swings with abandon and rocks with greasy soul, all the while paying its respects to the guy-and-a-guitar simplicity that lives at the heart of every rock n’ roll song. The title track is a propulsive chilled-out rocker that hints at the larger themes of the album: religion, redemption, destruction and joy. Much like this song and Marah as a whole, AOD! is a phoenix rising from the ashes. It is a jumbo jet slamming the earth in a contorted heap. It is everything and nothing at once. It is rock n’ roll.
Thanks for the wonderful night at The Southgate House. That was way livelier and rocking than any acoustic show has the right to be. It was, most definitely, A GREAT GIG!
Oct 12 2008, 07:39 AM
Light Of Day London 08
Benefit Concert to battle Parkinsons Disease www.lightofday.org
Featuring Badly Drawn Boy, Joe D'Urso, Willie Nile, Jesse Malin & MARAH
Venue: The Half Moon, Putney (www.halfmoon.co.uk)
Two shows: Sunday, December 7 at 4:00 PM & 7PM
Nov 10 2007, 10:36 AM
Badly Drawn Boy, Willie Nile, MARAH (acoustic) and Joe D'Urso
Sunday, November 18 - Light of Day England
The Corn Exchange, Harpur Street, Bedford, England
Tickets: £20.00 advance and are available at www.entshed.com or https://www.ebookings.bedford.gov.uk/peo/default.asp (smaller booking fee)
"We will be raffling off 2 tickets to the upcoming Bruce Springsteen Concert!"
http://www.lightofday.org/
Oct 30 2007, 07:27 AM
Newcastle date is missing on tour list (23.11.)
Jul 20 2007, 01:33 PM
Make that tomorrow night. I thought it was saturday until around an hour ago O.o