Darden Smith

Darden Smith - Marathon (2010)

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With Marathon, Darden Smith evocatively captures the spare, spacious mood of the American West: barren mountains in the distance, parched winds gathering from Mexico, deserted towns along desolate highways, gritty hotel rooms reminding of lost love. Marathon (co-produced with Michael Ramos) blends acoustic guitar, acoustic bass, pedal steel, accordion and trumpet with mesmerizing lyrics. Named after a remote West Texas town, the album is in many ways a return to form, revealing Smith’s deep roots in his home state. From the opening rumble of a far-off train to the pedal steel’s final cry, Marathon casts an elegant spell that lingers long after its final track. Hailed by critics as “a singer-songwriter blessed with an uncommon degree of intelligence, depth, and compassion” (AllMusic Guide) and “an artist beyond category” (No Depression), Smith has long enjoyed broad appeal on both the British and American music scenes.

“In the 20 years since the release of his debut album, Darden Smith has grownfrom just another promising modern country artist into a singer/songwriterblessed with an uncommon degree of intelligence, depth, and compassion.” – AMG

“Blessed with a seemingly effortless melodic gift and one of the warmest,most penetrating vocal deliveries in American music, Darden Smith hassomehow eluded significant enduring attention in his two-decade career.” – NoDepression

“Texas singer-songwriter Darden Smith, incidentally hardly sounds or writes likethe typical Lone Star singer-songwriter.” – George D. Graham

“Smith performs these precise narratives in a charming voice that sounds like ayears-worn pair of jeans feels. It's all quite beautiful and heartfelt and grown-up.”– Tucson Weekly

The place you never get to. With Marathon, his latest release, Darden Smith evocatively captures the enduring allure in pursuing answers we never find. Inspired by the stark, spacious mood of the American West, Marathon is the most exceptional work to date in the Austin-based musician’s 25-year career.

1. (01:18) Marathon
2. (03:35) Sierra Diablo
3. (03:12) Bull By The Horns
4. (02:09) Vertigo
5. (03:09) Don't It Go To Show
6. (03:27) Make It Back To You
7. (04:29) Mortal Coil
8. (53) Marathon Sky
9. (03:41) Truth Of the Rooster
10. (03:27) That Water
11. (02:33) Over My Beating Heart
12. (03:35) Escalator
13. (03:33) 75 Miles of Nothing
14. (59) Tinaja
15. (04:12) No One Gets Out of Here

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