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Add the hair-raising sonics of ruthless breakbeats, gnarly guitar loops, transcendent sax, and flourishes of psychedelic bass, and you have a decent foundation in understanding the band.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaruja\u003c\/strong\u003e formed ten years ago in Manchester, no strangers to the struggles of being a jobbing band in a music scene where the fee for a support slot hasn't been raised in 30 years. But their reach is international – beloved by BBC 6 Music, Anthony Fantano, NME, and Clash, they’ve played 24 countries this year and in December wrapped up the final leg of a 40-date European tour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLooking ahead to a blistering 2025, the first cornerstone comes as the band completes a foundational triptych of EPs by delivering their most experimental offering to date. \u003cem\u003e‘Tir na nÓg’\u003c\/em\u003e frontman Harry Wilkinson says is “\u003cstrong\u003eMaruja\u003c\/strong\u003e in its rawest essence, its purest form”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe basis of all \u003cstrong\u003eMaruja\u003c\/strong\u003e’s music is improvised, with their recordings capturing those moments in live performance when, as drummer Jacob Hayes puts it, “things move to another level – the flow state”, which Rick Rubin swears by, and those who have seen them live will understand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaruja\u003c\/strong\u003e talk about spirituality with an understanding that recalls the jazz greats of the past, the heightened states of being reached by John Coltrane, largely forgotten in discussion of modern music. 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The extraordinary eight track collection not only confirms the four piece as a creative force of nature but finds a deeply emotional and empathetic band concerned primarily with the power of community, both in the nuclear sense, as a tight knit creative unit, but also as a wider force for social and political change in the age of the individual.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaruja believe passionately in the ability of art to empower, heal and unite and have created a body of work with \u003cem\u003ePain to Power\u003c\/em\u003e that they hope will offer both strength and an emotional release to anyone who is struggling with the impact of years of political turmoil and social isolation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Music for Nations","offers":[{"title":"LP - Off White","offer_id":51789592133963,"sku":"R3033-7210","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":51789592101195,"sku":"R3033-3077","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":51789592068427,"sku":"R3033-2958","price":4.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/marujacover.jpg?v=1746717646"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/maruja.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}