MarkedEMA · 2011

pitchfork

“"California" has the best lines, but the downcast, droney "Marked" is the emotional centerpiece of EMA's Past Life Martyred Saints. It's the song that best captures the record's inherent darkness and redemption, and the transformation that takes place during its four-plus minutes is both subtle and devastating. It starts with acoustic guitar strums that sound like they're being scraped with a dull”