Kids in Philly

Kids in Philly
Studio album by
Marah
Released21 March 2000
RecordedAbove Frank's Auto, South Philadelphia, October 1999
GenreRock, Alternative country
Length37:17
LabelArtemis Records
ProducerPaul Smith
Marah chronology
Let's Cut The Crap & Hook Up Later on Tonight
(1998) 		Kids in Philly
(2000) 		Float Away With the Friday Night Gods
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Austin Chronicle[2]
The Boston Phoenix[3]
Q[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]
The Village VoiceB−[7]

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.[2][8]

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. ^ a b Bertin, Michael (March 17, 2000). "Marah: Kids in Philly (E-Squared)". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  3. ^ Alden, Grant (April 13–20, 2000). "Marah: Kids In Philly (E-Squared/Artemis)". The Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on May 31, 2000. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  4. ^ "Marah: Kids in Philly". Q. No. 171. December 2000. pp. 126–127.
  5. ^ Moon, Tom (June 8, 2000). "Marah: Kids In Philly". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  6. ^ Sisario, Ben (2004). "Marah". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 513. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  7. ^ Christgau, Robert (November 28, 2000). "Turkey Shoot: Where the Action Isn't". The Village Voice. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  8. ^ Klein, Joshua (March 29, 2002). "Marah: Kids In Philly". The A.V. Club. Retrieved July 1, 2015.