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Kids in Philly is the second studio album by the band Marah, released in 2000. The songs draw from musical influences including Bruce Springsteen, Mummer string bands, Phil Spector and roots rock, while the album's lyrics are rooted in the band's Philadelphia home. Kids in Philly garnered widespread critical praise for its energetic abandon, lyrical sincerity and depth, and unabashed pilfering of numerous musical influences.[6][7]

Reviews of subsequent Marah albums would make comparisons with Kids in Philly so often that Dave Bielanko would lament it as "my old albatross" on 2010's Life is a Problem.

Track listing

  1. "Faraway You" – 3:30
  2. "Point Breeze" – 2:14
  3. "Christian Street" – 3:21
  4. "It's Only Money, Tyrone" – 3:26
  5. "My Heart Is The Bums On The Street" – 2:19
  6. "The Catfisherman" – 3:55
  7. "Round-Eye Blues" – 4:11
  8. "From The Skyline of a Great Big Town" – 3:31
  9. "Barstool Boys" – 2:57
  10. "The History of Where Someone Has Been Killed" – 4:05
  11. "This Town" – 3:38

Personnel

  • Dave Bielanko: Organ, Najo, Guitar, Piano, Chimes, Xylophone
  • Serge Bielanko: Banjo, Guitar, Harmonica, Percussion, Xylophone
  • Jeff Clarke: Bagpipes
  • Michael Hood: Trombone
  • Bruce Langfeld: Organ, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Piano
  • Danny Metz: Banjo, Bass
  • Paul Smith: Organ, Guitar, Percussion, Electric Piano, Mixing
  • Ronnie Vance: Percussion, Drums

References

  1. ^ Swihart, Stanton. "Kids in Philly – Marah". AllMusic. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "Marah: Kids in Philly". Q (171): 126–27. December 2000.
  3. ^ Moon, Tom (June 8, 2000). "Marah: Kids in Philly". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  4. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 513. ISBN 0-743-20169-8.
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert (November 28, 2000). "Turkey Shoot: Where the Action Isn't". The Village Voice. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  6. ^ "Marah Kids in Philly (E-Squared)". 17 March 2000. Retrieved 1 July 2015. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 6 (help)
  7. ^ "Marah: Kids In Philly". 29 March 2000. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
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