Thanks to everyone who came out for the album release party! We loved celebrating with all of you. What a great night!
Marin IJ Reviews "Sometimes a Great Ocean"
Marble Party keeps it quirky on new album
By Paul Liberatore, Marin Independent Journal
5/18/18
On Marble Party’s third album, “Sometimes a Great Ocean,” the Mill Valley indie rock quartet continues its winning streak with 10 new songs marked by the same kind of quirky lyrics and inspired musicianship that made its first two albums such a pleasure.
From the Cars-like driving rhythms of “Brooklyn Battles Winter” and the George Harrison-esque sitar sounds and Beach Boys harmonies of “60 Cycles” to the rock drums and fuzz bass of “S.A.M.” and the Steely Dan-like sophistication of the ballad “Shotgun Superman,” Marble Party artfully blends power pop melodies with recognizable classic rock influences into a package that sounds fresh rather than merely nostalgic.
On the whimsical, jazzy “Coaster,” the band — Dan Barbee, keys and vocals; Eric Eisenberg, guitar and vocals, Greg Merriman, bass and vocals and drummer Andy Trapp — bring in Ben Kline on trombone and Jim Pettigrew on flugelhorn to give the song the horn band punch of a modern-day Blood, Sweat and Tears. Lyrically, they cleverly borrow the title phrase from Harry Nillson’s “Everybody’s Talkin’” that will cause listeners to stop and think where they’ve heard that line before.
Recorded at Panoramic House in Stinson Beach and Birdland Studios in Mill Valley, “Sometimes a Great Ocean” is a brilliantly arranged and masterfully conceived studio album that may be even more polished than the band’s first two records, the debut “Lyle” in 2012 and 2014’s “Plush Up.” All are on Sausalito’s Floating Records. Local music fans can only hope there are more to come.
"Sometimes a great ocean" Album Release party – 5.20.17
Tickets are now on sale for our “Sometimes a Great Ocean" album release party at Sweetwater.
Saturday, May 20
Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
$18 online / $20 at the door — includes free CD
Event info and tickets
We're really excited about the new album and can't wait to give you a copy. We'll have special musical guests, spanky new Marble Party t-shirts, hats and stickers, and a great night of music in store.
Artwork by John Merkl.