Title: What next, electronica?
Product review: The Marah sound is gone. As soon as I heard the band was using the same producer who handled Oasis, I became trepidatious. This stuff is OK, it's catchy, and I even found myself humming one of the tunes after listening. That of course was in spite of myself. There was a richness and purity in the previous albums that is simply non-existent here. This is pop sugar at its best. Or worst. The beautiful warm sounds of the acoustic guitars and banjos are gone. Instead we get overly produced, synthesized sounds. Even the vocals are put through effects. At a time like this, we need more purity, not less. So let them have their one hit with Float Away and then disappear into oblivion. All the original fans will be gone by the time they realize they made a mistake. And then, truly they will be able to sing, "All of the streets are lonely..."
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