Released: 1996
Macclesfield's Marion were a hotly-tipped Britpop band who never achieved the predicted success many felt the band deserved.
Often compared to other north-west bands like Joy Divison and The Smiths, Marion's sound was dark and fesity, with some crunching guitars mixed with delicate slower songs, and it works really well on this album.
The first half of the album is excellent with not a single bad song, and highlights like 'Sleep' and 'I Stopped Dancing', the best song here.
The second half of the album is slightly messier. 'Toys For Boys', 'Time' and 'Your Body Lies' are all good, but the other three songs are quite poor and really slow the album down.
Overall though, this is a good album and show why the band attracted early hype. Rumoured drug problems and disagreements with their record label probably explain why the band made only one further studio album, in 1998.
Often compared to other north-west bands like Joy Divison and The Smiths, Marion's sound was dark and fesity, with some crunching guitars mixed with delicate slower songs, and it works really well on this album.
The first half of the album is excellent with not a single bad song, and highlights like 'Sleep' and 'I Stopped Dancing', the best song here.
The second half of the album is slightly messier. 'Toys For Boys', 'Time' and 'Your Body Lies' are all good, but the other three songs are quite poor and really slow the album down.
Overall though, this is a good album and show why the band attracted early hype. Rumoured drug problems and disagreements with their record label probably explain why the band made only one further studio album, in 1998.
Rating: 4/5
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