Artist: The Black Marbles
Album: Moving Mountains
Year: 2018
Rating: 77/100
Over the last few years, there has been a wave of hugely talented female fronted rock bands, including, among others, Blues Pills, Spiders and Purson, all of whom have released excellent material. The Black Marbles, a quartet from Gothenburg, Sweden, are a band looking to follow in those very footsteps.
From the off, the sound the Black Marbles are going for is more of an out and out classic rock sound, akin to that of Free, Humble Pie and the Faces, but without really sounding too much like any of them in particular. While opening track "Little Sun" is enjoyable despite being a little on the formulaic side, there are still gems to be found on Moving Mountains, with "Stain My Eyes", the almost folky sounding "Fallen" and the epic "Nite of the Tiger" catching the attention the most, with vocalist Marica Svensson's tuneful holler a particular highlight.
The Black Marbles are not doing anything particularly new or original. But they do what they do pretty well, and by all accounts, they shouldn't find it hard to garner support or an audience. I expect to see them on the bill for Ramblin' Man Fair in the not too distant future.
Track listing
1. Little Sun
2. Starlight
3. Stain My Eyes
4. Fallen
5. Best Believe It
6. Nite of the Tiger
7. Young Boy
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