The new Marah song
We're just about a month away from the new Marah, and the initial song has arrived on Stereogum. "A weird animal," the blog calls Valley Farm Song. "What sounds like beatboxing (or is it someone pulling a straw out of a drink?) and bagpipes (or is it a busted harmonica?) sit alongside guitar, a pounded out piano, and banjo." Pipes! Coolerman!
My take? I like the sound. It's like all the preceding albums thrown into a dryer together. Maybe that dryer is on the outskirts of a house, like your garage fridge or the stereo in your not-too-finished basement. I can't make out half the lyrics, but I'm okay with that for now. I'm glad the band's Arlington show happens just before the family beach trip.
[This song and three others appeared in a Facebook'd leak the other week, but the band closed the leak before I could download. And for that I am sorry. But a remake of Muskie Moon sounded pretty good.]
In other Marah news, pics have surfaced from last month's awesome Takoma Park show and now… some videos. How do you like the back of my head? "Unprecedented house-party guitar solo? Just sayin…"
