Black Marble’s ‘Fast Idol’ Doesn’t Worship the Past, It Makes It Anew
Black Marble rolls forward growing bigger and brighter in positive ways on the new album Fast Idol, which shows fresh approaches to synthpop.
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Black Marble Meet ‘Johnny and Mary’ on New Covers EP
On I Must Be Living Twice, Black Marble pleases fans with studio versions of recent live covers of songs by Robert Palmer, Wire, the Field Mice, and Grouper.
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The 10 Best Electropop Albums of 2019
From bubbly, perky synthpop to the deepest of darkwave, electropop in 2019 reflected the general malaise by forging the brightest of pop to forget the bad times on the one hand, and embracing downtempo textures and moods on the other.
A Move to LA Has Had a Profound Effect on Synthpop’s Black Marble
Black Marble leaves behind the obscure, lo-fi, and dim essence of the past for the brighter, more melodic, synthpoppy Bigger Than Life.