Marla Mase is no stranger to our archive of great indie musicians. Be sure to check out our previous feature, if you are unfamiliar.

Released on February 25 of 2014, Half-Life is Marla’s newest masterpiece to be shared with the world. Backed by the Tomás Doncker band and True Groove Records, her presence, her art, and her delivery are stronger than ever.

Marla Mase is quite an accomplished artist. Let me catch you up on her career.

• Awarded an honorary ‘Messenger of Peace” award by Friends of the UN for her work as a visionary artist/songwriter
• Invited to perform in China for UN GLOBAL PEACE DAY Sept 21, 2012
• Booked SPEAK (the live show, an ambitious multi-media performance concert) for Summerstage NYC 2013
• Top 10 bands of 2012 on indiebandsblog.com
• Featured in the Huffington Post, Underthegunreview.net, Critical Mob, Rock & Roll Report, Absolute Punk, Tone Deaf, Obscure Sound, etc

Half-Life is a record infused with funky blues-rock, punk attitude, and a whole a lot of soul delivered by a master songwriter on a mission to spread her wings and share her message through art.

About the new record, Mase had this to say:

“I wanted to go back to the personal. They say you can find the universal in the personal.”

The title of the album comes from a potent quote by Junot Diaz, “the half-life of love is forever”.

Half-Life sounds like the soul of Jim Morrison channeled through Frank Zappa’s experimental mindset. Marla Mase is what would happen if Iggy Pop and Patti Smith had a daughter and raised her to lead the Henry Rollins Band.

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