Marmalade Army

Far from the glaring searchlights of the musical intelligentsia, the seed of a daring pop combo lay dormant for decades. Pushed aside in favor of this fresh candy or that stomping flavor of the month, eventually that seed would make its way to the front of the cupboard where light and love worked their magic. Within the confines of this stereo-scopic germination resides the debut album of The Marmalade Army. Allow yourself a feast upon their harvest. Herb Fountainbleu ? Sonic Rocks Magazine. Life is a plum pie ... so get your thumb in there! - Solomon Thistle

Life is a plum pie ... so get your thumb in there! - Solomon Thistle

The Marmalade Army is a quartet of clever tunesmiths with a talent for writing great and swirly hooks. Is it 1967 or 2008? It doesn't matter, the music's good. Turn on the Hi Fi, put the headphones on, close your eyes and lay back in your bean bag chair. You've waited a long time for this type of band to come along again. If you were ever hopeful that music was supposed to evolve into something soulful, hip and fun, then this is the music for you. This is a gift from the Marmalade Army to You! Please enjoy.

Marmalade Army is:

Lumpy Peppermint - Guitars, Vox, Marigolds
Solomon Thistle - Vox, Bluberry Swirlings
Paisley Nash - Bass, Rhubarb
Noddy Nottingham - Drums, Symbols

They Hail from: Liverpool, San Francisco, Hawthorne, Boston, London, Los Angeles, Woodstock or NYC. Depending on which song you are listening to at the time.

Their main influences are:

Preserves, Bubbles, Talking Pastries, Moon Men, Lily Pads, F major 7, Horns of Plenty, Rutabagas, Gorgonzola, Flight 19, Mockapella, Billy Pilgrim, Cirque Du Sowhat, Quisp, Miro, Hepple White, Aldous Huxley, Bartholomew Cubbins, Betty White, Anything by Popiel, Professor Irwin Corey, Shields and Yarnell, Bippies, Jangle, Illya Kuryakin, Jane Asher, Allen Sherman, NY State Thruway is closed, man!



Marmalade Army's sound is straight out of the groovy psychedelic '60s, with swirling keyboards and ringing guitars and melodic pop harmonies. There are, of course, requisite nods to the Beatles and Beach Boys sound, but also tips of the Army hat to such '60s stalwarts as Mike Curb, Small Faces, Herb Alpert and Perez Prado. Check it out if you get a chance, and hey, it wouldn't hurt to buy one as a gift for that old unreconstructed hippie in your life. Throw in a banana to smoke and you'll make his week.

Erik Wilson
The Generik Brand
generik.blogspot.com


Absolutely fabulous!
Swonderful, Smarvelous, fun ,witty, inventive, makes me feel as if I am being chased down carnaby street, by a gaggle of young lust filled women in multi-coloured mini skirts. This gets the full review rating of five, yes count em 5 bong hits.

Arthur Nasson
arthurnasson.com

Speaking of pop confections, here's a band with pastry in its album title (in fact, I'm getting hungry just typing this out). Anyway, this Boston band has baked up a melange of pastoral pop that touches on XTC, Brian Wilson, and many others. "Flower Girl" is a lovely short (1:43) number that captures their sound perfectly, while "She's My Dream" is a charming Beatlesque piece that features a fun whistling outro. Meanwhile, I'll give you three guesses as to who the "BW" is in "2BW" (you'll only need one guess after hearing it), and "Marigold" sounds as if it came off XTC's Oranges & Lemons disc. A nice little sleeper of a disc, but don't listen on an empty stomach.

Posted by Steve
PowerPop.com