Marly's Angels

Ever feel like great songwriting has been replaced by great marketing? Do you love Carole King, George Jones and Stevie Wonder?

Marly's Angels is a mid-tempo rock band from NYC. Their honest and appealing sound is grounded in the award-winning songs of frontwoman Marly Hornik, and frequently compared to Carole King, Steely Dan, Sheryl Crow and Norah Jones. Although musically they encompass many genres including rock, funk, jazz, and country, the rich arrangements are just a backdrop for the characters who come to life through Marly's gift for good old story songwriting.

A NYC transplant, Marly's songs and personality are full of raw emotion and life, immediacy and hope. A wanderer by nature, Marly started her writing and performing career at age 14 then left it behind to hitchhike alone across the USA, travel in South America, sail the Caribbean, ice climb in Alaska, and ski the remotest regions of the Rockies, among other adventures. She made her living as a farmer, baker, forester, translator, beach bunny, and receptionist but ultimately could not refuse her destiny in music.

Since accepting her fate, Marly has had her songs used on several film soundtracks, including the full-length features "Into The Black," "A Rose By Any Other Name," and particularly "Following Antigone," and one other documentary produced by the human rights organization Witness. Her song "Ground Zero," about September 11th, was distributed by the NYS Department of Mental Health group Project Liberty as part of its trauma counseling services in NYC. She was honored to perform this song as part of a ceremony in Penn Plaza on the anniversary of the attacks. Marly has performed on numerous radio shows, including the Opry Star Spotlight WSM radio show in Nashville. She took second place in the 2001 Georgia Music Industry Association's Songwriting Contest at Eddie's Attic in Atlanta, showcased in the Philadelphia Music Conference, Nashville New Music Conference, and Northampton Music Conference, and has opened for The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Soulive, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Galactic, Tuba Fats, Marc Ribot, Caroline Aitken, Dayna Kurtz, Kenny White, and Chocolate Genius.

Marly's Angels tours the North and South Eastern US. At home they play the Village Underground, Knitting Factory, Bitter End, and Living Room. Although their combined musical training and resume could fill a page, their playing is neither gimmicky nor flashy. They communicate the songs above all else, and try to live by the motto from which their name is derived, "Angels fly because they take themselves lightly."