Black Marble

Black Marble began in March 2011, officially releasing their debut EP on Hardly Art titled Weight Against the Door in 2012.{{cite web|last1=King|first1=Ian|title=Black Marble: It's Immaterial|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/black-marble-its-immaterial/|publisher=PopMatters|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240812110733/https://www.popmatters.com/black-marble-its-immaterial-2495414957.html|archive-date=12 August 2024|date=5 October 2016}} Also in 2012, Black Marble released its first full-length album on Hardly Art titled A Different Arrangement.{{cite web|last1=Savage|first1=Rowan|title=Black Marble: A Different Arrangement|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240812111138/https://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/black-marble-a-different-arrangement|archive-date=12 August 2024|url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/black-marble-a-different-arrangement|publisher=Tiny Mix Tapes|accessdate=28 December 2016}}{{cite web|last1=Battistoni|first1=Alyssa|title=Review: Black Marble's "A Different Arrangement"|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240812111425/https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/10/black-marble-different-arrangement-review/|archive-date=12 August 2024|url=https://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2012/09/black-marble-different-arrangement-review|publisher=Mother Jones|date=8 October 2012}}{{cite web|last1=Bergenheim|first1=Chris|title=Listen to Black Marble's Debut LP|date=3 October 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240812111828/https://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/news/black-marble-a-different-arrangement-stream|archive-date=12 August 2024|url=http://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/news/black-marble-a-different-arrangement-stream|publisher=Impose Magazine|accessdate=28 December 2016}}{{cite web|last1=Cohen|first1=Ian|title=Black Marble "A Great Design"|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240812112144/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/13890-black-marble-a-great-design/|archive-date=12 August 2024|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/13890-black-marble-a-great-design/|publisher=Pitchfork|date=18 July 2012}} These works were described as "throwbacks to the cold-wave genre" by Leo Neufeld of the Miami New Times.{{cite web|url =https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/black-marble-at-gramps-june-19-chris-stewart-talks-music-politics-and-poetry-9417879#:~:text=Chris%20Stewart%3A%20I%20think%20what's,it's%20allowed%20to%20be%20personal.|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240812112502/https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/black-marble-at-gramps-june-19-chris-stewart-talks-music-politics-and-poetry-9417879|archive-date=12 August 2024|title =Black Marble's Chris Stewart on Intelligent Rock, Politics, and Petting Goats|first =Leo|last =Neufeld|website =Miami New Times|date =13 June 2017}}

In 2016, Black Marble released its second full-length album, titled It's Immaterial.{{cite web|last1=Thiessen|first1=Brock|title=Black Marble Returns with New Album on Ghostly, Shares "Iron Lung"|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240812112813/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/black_marble_returns_with_new_album_on_ghostly_shares_iron_lung|archive-date=12 August 2024|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/black_marble_returns_with_new_album_on_ghostly_shares_iron_lung|publisher=Exclaim!|date=11 July 2016}} It was released on Ghostly International. The album marked Ty Kube's departure from the project and Chris Stewart's move from the East to the West Coast. Kristin Porter of SLUG said Stewart "keeps the band's Brooklyn, New York–synth roots alive, resulting in a collection of songs with amplified vocals, pastel-colored synths and a hint of modern-day deference, which is evocatively scored by Stewart's personal, nostalgic touch coupled with every happy-sad, Ian Curtis–garage dance party you've never been to."{{cite web|url =https://www.slugmag.com/national-music-reviews/black-marble-its-immaterial/|title =Review: Black Marble - It's Immaterial|first =Kristin|last =Porter|website =SLUG|date =29 September 2016|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240812113512/https://www.slugmag.com/music/national-music-reviews/black-marble-its-immaterial/|archive-date=12 August 2024}}

On July 25, 2019, the band announced that its third studio album, Bigger Than Life, would be released on October 25 through Sacred Bones Records. The record's first single, "One Eye Open", was released along with the announcement.{{cite web|url =https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/black-marble/black-marble-new-song-album-sacred-bones|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240812113647/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/black-marble/black-marble-new-song-album-sacred-bones|archive-date=12 August 2024|title =Black Marble Announces New Album Bigger Than Life, Shares Lead Single "One Eye Open"|first =Harry|last =Todd|website =Paste|date =25 July 2019}}

In October 2019, Black Marble released the music video to their latest album song, Private Show.{{cite web|last1=Helman|first1=Peter|title=Black Marble – "Private Show" Video|date=3 October 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240812114438/https://www.stereogum.com/2060268/black-marble-private-show-video/music/|archive-date=12 August 2024|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2060268/black-marble-private-show-video/video/|publisher=Stereogum}}{{cite web|last1=Russell|first1=Scott|title=Daily Dose: Black Marble, "Private Show"|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240812114508/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/black-marble/black-marble-new-single-private-show|archive-date=12 August 2024|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2019/10/black-marble-new-single-private-show.html|website =Paste|date=3 October 2019}}

On October 22, 2021, Black Marble released their fourth studio album, Fast Idol.

• Chris Stewart - vocals, bass, guitar, synthesizer (2011–present)

Former members

• Ty Kube - keyboards, synthesizer (2011–2016)

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Studio albums

• A Different Arrangement (2012, Hardly Art)
• It's Immaterial (2016, Ghostly International)
• Bigger Than Life (2019, Sacred Bones Records)
• Fast Idol (2021, Sacred Bones Records)

EPs

• Weight Against the Door (2012, Hardly Art)
• I Must Be Living Twice (2020, Sacred Bones Records)

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• [https://blackmarble.bandcamp.com Official website]

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Category:Rock music groups from New York (state)

Category:One-man bands

Category:American cold wave groups

Category:American synth-pop groups

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Category:Ghostly International artists

Category:Sacred Bones Records artists

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