There was, as usual, significant buzz surrounding the release of Marah's latest disc, If You Didn't Laugh, You'd Cry last month. Can we believe the hype this time?
Ever since Marah (photo left, by archphoto) released their second LP Kids in Philly, hurling them into "next big thing" purgatory...well let's just say it's been a struggle to climb out. Their two official releases since then have been hit-or-miss (20,000 Streets Under the Sky being the hit, and Float Away with the Friday Night Gods being the big, bloated miss). But both discs had their moments of working-class genius with roots rock riffs and street-poet fairy tales convincing enough to make a fan of Bruce Springsteen (he appeared on Float Away).
So we waited for the boys to pull it together and drop the classic we all knew they had in them. Hold onto your hats folks because this one might finally be it.
You can stream a few tracks on their Myspace page and decide for yourself if it's the real deal. Tour info is available here.
Q and Not U Frontman Goes Solo
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