Angels of Destruction!

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Angels of Destruction
Marah-angels-of-destruction.jpg
Studio album by
Released2008
Recorded Nashville, Tennessee
Genre Country rock
Label YepRoc [1]
Producer Marah
Marah chronology
Counting the Days (EP)
(2007)
Angels of Destruction
(2008)
Life Is a Problem
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Pitchfork 6.9/10 [3]

Angels of Destruction! is an album by the band Marah. [4] [5] It was released by Yep Roc Records on January 8, 2008.

Contents

Track listing

  1. Coughing Up Blood
  2. Old Time Tickin' Away
  3. Angels on a Passing Train
  4. Wild West Love Song
  5. Blue But Cool
  6. Jesus in the Temple
  7. Santos de Madera
  8. Songbirds
  9. Angels of Destruction
  10. Can't Take it With You
  11. Wilderness (contains a hidden track, Tippecanoe County Correctional Theme Park Blues)

Personnel

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References

  1. "Yep Roc Records > Store". March 3, 2009. Archived from the original on March 3, 2009.
  2. "Angels of Destruction! - Marah | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  3. "Marah: Angels of Destruction!". Pitchfork.
  4. "Marah - Angels of Destruction".
  5. Young, James. "BBC - Music - Review of Marah - Angels Of Destruction". www.bbc.co.uk.