(PR) Marrow's debut CD, 'Quiet Desperation,' is scheduled for release on September 16, 2008, with regional east and west coast US tours in August through September 2008 already scheduled. The launch of 'Quiet Desperation' will be backed by an aggressive viral video internet campaign touting Marrow's endorsement from a fictitious, and ludicrous, 'foundation for unhappiness enhancement,' "The Society for the Advancement of Despair," (SAD), whose tagline is 'Bliss is Ignorance.'
In an endeavor to skewer the notion that all people must adopt and maintain a constant state of forced happiness and serenity to lead fulfilling lives, 'The Society for the Advancement of Despair' wants you to be left alone to wallow in your sadness in order to explore the depths of your discontentment, because it feels good to feel bad. Marrow's 'Quiet Desperation,' already the self-proclaimed 'feel bad album of the year,' is "the prescription for your pain", that will help the listener embrace their well-earned sadness.
Marrow emerged from the remnants of the 'house band' to San Francisco's long-running 'surrealist-cabaret-sitcom-musical production,' SCABARET!, which featured three Marrow members, singer/synthesist Jeremy Fortes, singer Erin Fortes, and singer/synthesist David Earl, all of whom featured prominently in the production. After a critically-acclaimed four-year run, from 2001 to 2005, the three musicians, realizing musical synergy and a shared desire for artistic evolution, enlisted multi-instrumentalist/guitarist/electronic percussionist Daniel Berkman to round-out the elite entertainment entity. After three years of intensive song development, recording and production, the band eagerly anticipates the release of 'Quiet Desperation.'
Marrow's fusion of inalienable musicianship and technology draws inspiration from such ground-breakingly diverse and theatrical artists such as Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode, The Cure and Aphex Twin. Marrow's amalgamation of influences, from underground Industrial, Electronic, to Metal, combine to create riveting, layered, and captivating hook-laden songs, featuring exhilarating four part harmonies. Longtime, dedicated fans of SCABARET!, as well as new Marrow fans, will find that 'Quiet Desperation' provides an unparalleled remedy to any unwelcomed serenity thrust upon them by the delusionally happy influences from an otherwise ignorantly blissful society.
