Pain to Power

Pain to Power is the debut studio album by the English rock band Maruja. It was released on 12 September 2025 through Music for Nations. Produced by Samuel W Jones, the album was preceded by the singles, "Break the Tension", "Look Down on Us", "Saoirse" and "Trenches".
Released to critical acclaim, the album reached number eleven on the UK Vinyl Albums Chart, thirteen on the UK Physical Albums Chart and number forty-eight on the Scottish Albums Chart.

Release

On 9 May 2025, Maruja officially announced their debut album and released the lead single "Look Down On Us". The band also announced a tour for the album spanning across the United States and Europe. Additionally, the album was to include "Break the Tension", a single released by the band on 3 October 2024. The next single, "Saoirse", alongside its music video, was released on 10 July 2025. A fourth single, "Trenches", was released on 29 August. Pain to Power was officially released on 12 September 2025, through Music for Nations.

Critical reception

Pain to Power received critical acclaim upon its release. Matt Mitchell, writing for Paste, dubbed the album "a feral and loving atmosphere calling attention to world crises". Olly Thomas of Kerrang! further hailed it as "one of the year's most important records".

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.

Maruja

Harry Wilkinson – lead vocals, guitar
Joe Carroll – saxophone, background vocals on "Reconcile"
Matt Buonaccorsi – bass guitar, background vocals on "Reconcile"
Jacob Hayes – drums, percussion, background vocals on "Reconcile"

Additional contributors

Samuel W Jones – production, mixing, engineering
Katie Tavini – mastering
Alan Keary – arrangement, strings, cello, viola, and violin on "Look Down on Us" and "Saoirse"