This album was released in stores on January 8th. Decided to post it for all of you guys. Marah is an American rock band that formed in the early 1990s and is closely associated with the cities of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Brooklyn, New York. The band is known for its intense live performances, classic rock production style, and association with authors Nick Hornby and Sarah Vowell and musicians Bruce Springsteen and Steve Earle.

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.

If Marah were ever to rewrite its resume, it should begin with three words: soul, chaos, and, most notably, reinvention Led by ex-Philadelphia siblings Dave and Serge Bielanko, the band has never shied away from tinkering with either its sound or lineup. While the results aren’t always a hit (see 2002’s debacle Float Away with the Friday Night Gods), Marah manages to stay buckled into the rock roll driver’s seat–these days riding the restive streets of Brooklyn–on album number six, which features habitual rockers like Coughing Up Blood and the playful title track. On board now is the first female, keyboardist Christine Smith. As much a constituent as a guest, Smith adds subtle layers of piano to the formidable Wild West Love Song and the bluesy, Zeppelin-like Jesus in the Temple. But even more newsworthy, her jazzy stylings have rubbed off on the Bielankos. Check out Santos De Madera, a breezy pop song, the ballad Blue But Cool, and the 10-minute Wilderness, Marah’s very own Day In The Life. –Scott Holter

Tracklist

01. Coughing Up Blood
02. Old Time Tickin Away
03. Angels On A Passing Train
04. Wild West Love Song
05. Blue But Cool
06. Jesus In The Temple
07. Santos De Madera
08. Songbirdz
09. Angels Of Destruction!
10. Cant Take It With You…
11. Wilderness

Release name: Marah-Angels_Of_Destruction-(Advance)-2008-404
Links: homepage, wikipedia, temp torrent

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