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An Hour Before It’s Dark
Rock · 2022 · 19 tracks · 1h 0m

An Hour Before It’s Dark

Marillion

A lush, urgent meditation on mortality and hope. Shimmering guitars and cinematic synths collide in a series of multi-part suites that feel both grand and intimate.

March 4, 2022 · Ear Music

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A powerful surge of empathy and urgency wrapped in shimmering, cinematic rock.

Tracklist · 19 Tracks · 1h 0m
01
Be Hard on Yourself, I: The Tear in the Big Picture
3:52
01
Care, I: Maintenance Drugs
4:37
02
Care, II: An Hour Before It’s Dark
2:28
02
Be Hard on Yourself, II: Lust for Luxury
2:07
03
Care, III: Every Cell
3:19
03
Be Hard on Yourself, III: You Can Learn
3:29
04
Care, IV: Angels on Earth
4:56
04
Reprogram the Gene, I: Invincible
3:32
05
Murder Machines (12″ remix)
6:26
05
Reprogram the Gene, II: Trouble‐Free Life
2:01
06
Reprogram the Gene, III: A Cure for Us?
1:29
07
Only a Kiss
0:39
08
Murder Machines
4:21
09
The Crow and the Nightingale
6:34
10
Sierra Leone, I: Chance in a Million
1:33
11
Sierra Leone, II: The White Sand
0:53
12
Sierra Leone, III: The Diamond
3:30
13
Sierra Leone, IV: The Blue Warm Air
2:23
14
Sierra Leone, V: More Than Treasure
2:35
Moments Worth Listening For
The transition into the gospel-tinged finale of Care where the choir elevates the emotional stakes.
Steve Rothery's soaring, melodic guitar solo in Sierra Leone that feels like it's reaching for the sun.
The rhythmic urgency and biting social critique during the second movement of Be Hard on Yourself.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does An Hour Before It’s Dark sound next to the rest of Marillion's catalogue?

Dusk+2.8σ

Dusk saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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