The MarBeats were a band from Galeem comprising of Shiny, Sparkle, Shimmer and Sterling. The band produced may hits such as "Here Comes The Swarm", "Fidget to Ride", and "I Wanna Be Your Marble". Their most popular song is "Roll Over and Roll Out", whose lyrics reference the growing popularity of regional marble sports tournaments, which is why it resonated with marble sports fans. In 2015, the song was used in a featurette about marble sports tournaments, such as the Surculo, the Ramen Bowl, and the Knikkegen Marble League.
In 2015 the team started to get interested in marble sports, and so decided to form their own marble sports team, the Shining Swarm. They performed their final live concert on a rooftop in Draklin, performing songs from their Marbly Road album. They returned to Galeem in early 2016 and started training as marble athletes. After the conclusion of Marble League 2016, they applied for participation in the Marble League 2017 Qualifiers and were accepted.
After the Swarm failed to qualify for Marble League 2018, they released one more album called Let it Roll, featuring songs such as "The Long and Shining Road", "Across the Marbleverse", and "Let it Roll", which was the titular song on the album and charted high. The four then officially announced their retirement from the music industry so they could commit to marble sports.
The Swarm also failed to qualify for Marble League 2019 and the former members of The MarBeats considered making their own solo music. However, when Marble League Showdown 2019 was announced, they focused on training for the competition.
After failing to qualify for the Marble League 2020 Qualifiers, the members of the band realized they still loved music and wanted to get back into performing. They went on a world tour of their album Marbly Mystery Tour with performances in the home of the Quicksilvers at the final event of the 2019 Surculo where Gallum joined them on stage, Colina Umerun, Marblopolis, Marblaysia and Thorston.
The band continued to offer gigs, including playing at the O'rangers' O'Marbles Farm in 2021.[1]
Discography[]
Albums[1][]
- Let it Roll
- Marbly Mystery Tour
- Marbly Road
Songs[1][]
- Across the Marbleverse
- Carry That Block[2]
- Fidget to Ride
- Here Comes The Swarm
- I Wanna Be Your Marble
- Let it Roll
- Momolution[2]
- Roll Over and Roll Out
- Shiny Lane
- The Long and Shining Road
- The Roll[2]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Stynth, The Emperor (24th September 2021). RetRollSpective – Shining Swarm. Project Marblearth.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Stynth (9th November 2021). In the Mo(mo)ment. Project Marblearth.