{"product_id":"pre-order-maruja-knocknarea-ep-black-white-splatter-vinyl-copy","title":"PRE-ORDER: Maruja \"Knocknarea\" EP (Black\/White Splatter Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHIS IS A PRE-ORDER: We expect this to ship on or around AUGUST 14th, 2026. Any items ordered with this will be held until they can ship together. If you need other items faster please place a separate order for those items. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaruja released four mini-albums between 2019 and 2025, including the great Knocknarea EP in 2023 - which bassist Matt Buonaccorsi considers to be the band's \"actual debut record,\" because it was \"the side of our music that we were most passionate about.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaruja are a Manchester-based four-piece who fuse jazz, punk, post-hardcore and experimental chaos into a singular, genre defying sound. Think post-punk meets free jazz, with lyrics - rooted in rap - that are all about the message. Add the hair-raising sonics of ruthless breakbeats, gnarly guitar loops, transcendent sax and flourishes of psychedelic bass, and you have Maruja: this is force-of-nature music, born from a place of spirituality and protest, with a deep four-way friendship at it's core. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheir triptych of EPs spanning 2023 to 2025 has cemented their status as one of the UK's most exciting new bands. They've been selling out increasingly larger venues - most recently Electric Ballroom in London and The Ritz in Manchester - while completing a world tour and performing standout festival sets at Glastonbury, Green Man and ArcTanGent. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSelected as artists to watch for 2025 by NME, Clash, Line of Best Fit, DIY, Alt Press and Consequence, Maruja released their full debut album Pain To Power on Music For Nations. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Knocknarea is an amazing first project by one of the most promising bands I've heard in a long time.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- NME MAGAZINE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrack List:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 Thunder\u003cbr\u003e2 Blind Spot\u003cbr\u003e3 The Tinker\u003cbr\u003e4 Kakistocracy\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003estreet date \u003cspan class=\"aec-title-date\"\u003e8\/14\/2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"aec-title-date\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45112843075784,"sku":"9362299000095","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0628\/1337\/2616\/files\/4519185-3609204.jpg?v=1781034194","url":"https:\/\/1234gorecords.shop\/products\/pre-order-maruja-knocknarea-ep-black-white-splatter-vinyl-copy","provider":"1-2-3-4 Go! Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}