Marillion - An Hour Before It's Dark (2022) {Japanese Edition} CD-Rip

An Hour Before It's Dark is the 20th studio album by British neo-progressive rock band Marillion, released on 4 March 2022 by Intact and earMUSIC. On 3 August 2021, Marillion announced the launch of their new pre-order campaign for the recording and release of a new studio album, their first since With Friends from the Orchestra (2019). Frontman Steve Hogarth said "the overall feeling" of the album "is surprisingly upbeat", with the Choir Noir adding "new soul" and "colour" to the music. On the midweek UK Albums Chart dated 7 March 2022, An Hour Before It's Dark entered at No. 2, their highest chart position since Clutching at Straws in 1987.

Whether it's the last hour you were allowed to play outside as a child before you had to go home, a reference to the fight against time in regard to the climate crisis or the last minutes of a person's life - 'An Hour Before It's Dark' certainly doesn't lack interpretations. 'An Hour Before It's Dark' is not only the title of the album, but also the overarching theme that creates a connection between all the songs on the album. Recorded in Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios, Marillion remain musically true to themselves and continue swimming against the path of adjusting to norms and limitations.

Track List

01. Be Hard on Yourself (I) The Tear in the Big Picture[0:03:52.29]
02. Be Hard on Yourself (II) Lust for Luxury[0:02:06.70]
03. Be Hard on Yourself (III) You Can Learn[0:03:28.55]
04. Reprogram the Gene (I) Invincible[0:03:31.69]
05. Reprogram the Gene (II) Trouble-Free Life[0:02:00.59]
06. Reprogram the Gene (III) A Cure for Us?[0:01:29.27]
07. Only a Kiss[0:00:39.06]
08. Murder Machines[0:04:21.33]
09. The Crow and the Nightingale[0:06:34.20]
10. Sierra Leone (I) Chance in a Million[0:01:33.04]
11. Sierra Leone (II) The White Sand[0:00:53.08]
12. Sierra Leone (III) The Diamond[0:03:29.54]
13. Sierra Leone (IV) The Blue Warm Air[0:02:23.33]
14. Sierra Leone (V) More Than Treasure[0:02:34.57]
15. Care (I) Maintenance Drugs[0:04:37.11]
16. Care (II) An Hour Before It's Dark[0:02:27.66]
17. Care (III) Every Cell[0:03:19.28]
18. Care (IV) Angels on Earth / Murder Machines (12" Remix)[0:15:03.25]