New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Early praise is rolling in for Marah's adventurous new record, 'Life is a Problem' (Jul 13, Valley Farm Songs). Recorded largely in a farmhouse in the Amish country of Pennsylvania, the band's self-described "folked up mess of American rock and roll" is both a thing of raw guts and delicate beauty. See what critics are saying about 'Life is a Problem' below:
"Blissful shambolic rock brilliance." - USA Today
"As an autobiography of artists attempting to find their footing in the face of adversity, it is the most honest, open and human collection of songs Marah has yet produced." - No Depression
"Rough-edged folk-rock in the mode of Bob Dylan's 'The Basement Tapes.'" - Washington Post
"The album reflects the influence of classic American songwriters such as Townes Van Zandt and Neil Young, but Marah channels that into something all its own...Problem overflows with skittering hooks and pregnant refrains." - AV Club (The Onion)
"Triumphant and melancholy... an anthem for farmhands and factory workers." - Stereogum
"Chock full of the ol' Marah magic... 'Valley Farm Song' pairs a fantastic guitar groove with traditional Irish fiddle melodies and Smith's subtle piano and harmony on 'Within the Spirit Sagging' help it sound like it can pass as one of the Beatles' better takes on old timey melody." - Seattle Post Intelligncer
"Yearning, weary choruses caked with nicotine and beer bottle sweat rings. Bielanko's way with a word works in just about any musical idiom." - Austin American Statesman
"Soulful Americana garage-rock...the band remains as ambitious as ever" - Minneapolis Star Tribune
"inspirational to the utmost extreme...A+" - Memphis Examiner
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