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Marah
Point Breeze
Album: Kids In Philly
Genres: Rock
Philly's new favorite sons turn out a feel-good tune, which positively reverberates with the surreal echoes of early Springsteen! |
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So Philadelphia's finally coughed up a band that's worth a damn -- a refreshing development indeed, considering that the City of Brotherly Love used to actually pride itself on being the birthplace of the Hooters and Tommy Conwell & the Young Rumblers. "Point Breeze," a two-minute track from Marah's latest waxing, gives you a pretty good idea of what all the fuss is about. Lead singer Dave Bielanko has an endearingly raspy voice (kinda like if Steve Forbert accidentally swallowed a chunk of fiberglass), and a knack for phrasing for which most rappers would run a drive-by. The song itself is fairly redolent of Bruce Springsteen's Greetings From Asbury Park and The Wild, The Innocent and The E Street Shuffle LPs, with surreal imagery whizzing by in break-neck fashion over a soulful and vibrant backing track. (Are those nitrous balloons I hear squeaking in the background?) Like Springsteen's early stuff, "Point Breeze" throbs with the pure enthusiasm of being alive; it's as if Bielanko is almost overwhelmed by the cool stuff he sees and the humorous thoughts that race through his skull, and he has to share it all with you or run the risk of bursting. And since "The Boss" is now far too rich and stodgy to attempt this kinda thing, we might as well welcome Marah with open arms -- and open beers, while we're at it.
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Dan Epstein |
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Dan Epstein is a Los Angeles-based journalist and pop-culture historian whose work has appeared in L.A. Weekly, BAM, Raygun, Guitar World and the Los Angeles Times, among other publications. His first book, Twentieth Century Pop Culture, was published in 1999 by Carlton Books.
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All Music Guide: Marah
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Official Marah Site
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Marah at Aretmis Records
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