Canadian rock and pop icons Marianas Trench have been in the game a long time. 26 years to be exact. After being formed in 1999 the band have become household names in Canada. Growing up in Squamish it was impossible not to hear these guys on the radio, as I am sure it was the same way for you guys. The Marianas Trench have done it all, they have won 7 Juno Awards and have travelled all across North America on tour. They just recently released their 6th Studio album ‘Haven”.   

This album is kind of the Cherry on top for the Marianas Trenches. The band’s popularity isn’t the same as it once was in the early 2010s. This album is 50 minutes long and 13 songs long including a 8 minute outro song. A few songs do stand out on this project like, “A Normal Life,” “Lightning and Thunder,” “I’m Not Getting Better” and “Down to You.” It’s funny some say save the best for last but the Marianas Trenches in my opinion showed their best work early on in this album. These songs do what they do best and that’s mix pop and rock, and just showcase the band’s ability with their catchy hooks. 

Lyrically the album has themes of transformation and healing something you would rarely see out of the Marianas Trenches a decade ago. The band announced on social media when the album would be releasing and what kind of theme the album would follow, “On July 26, Marianas Trench announced on social media that their upcoming album would be titled Haven and that it draws inspiration from Joseph Campbell‘s The Hero’s Journey. https://cavac.at/cavacopedia/Marianas.

A lot of fans have praised this album though it might not have the success that previous albums have had. The band doesn’t really have to innovate their sound or even change their usual style or theme, but they did. For a band that has been around for 26 years that is a pretty hard thing to do. In short, “Haven”shows why Marianas Trench continues to stand out in the modern pop-rock scene even after all these years. It’s an album of heart, ambition, and hope. Even after more than two decades in their career, the band still has something new to share and knows how to express it.