Pain to Power

Mesmerizing but somewhat disjointed, the Manchester group’s debut album boomerangs between hardcore, hip-hop, free jazz, and alt-rock balladry while rebuking oppressive power structures.

Pain to Power bleeds with Maruja's dark, messy, chaotic art rock, which is born from absolute despair and a sense of disillusionment.

Manchester jazz-punks Maruja let loose on their savage debut album, 'Pain to Power', through cathartic outpourings of fury, despair and love.

Maruja's long-awaited debut album is a feral and loving atmosphere calling attention to world crises. The songs are overwhelming but never threadbare, packed with colossal brass, elastic diatribes, and tourniquet rhythms.

Surely one of the year's most important records: immersive soundscapes and spiritual healing fuel righteous protest on debut album from jazz-punks Maruja

If you’re keyed into the post-rock scene – fuck it, even if you aren’t keyed into the post-rock scene – then Maruja ought to be a name you’ve heard. For a

Pain To Power album review by David Saxum for Northern Transmissions. The band's LP is now available via Music For Nations and DSPs