Pain to Power

Pain to Power
Studio album by Maruja
Released	12 September 2025
Genre	Jazz fusion, Post punk, Post-rock [1]
Length	50:17
Label	Music for Nations
Producer	Samuel W Jones
Maruja chronology
Tir na nÓg (2025) Pain to Power (2025)
Singles from Pain to Power
"Break the Tension" Released: 3 October 2024 "Look Down on Us" Released: 8 May 2025 "Saoirse" Released: 10 July 2025 "Trenches" Released: 29 August 2025

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.

On 9 May 2025, Maruja officially announced their debut album and released the lead single "Look Down On Us".^[2][3] The band also announced a tour for the album spanning across the United States and Europe.^[4] Additionally, the album was to include "Break the Tension", a single released by the band on 3 October 2024.^[5] The next single, "Saoirse", alongside its music video, was released on 10 July 2025.^[6] A fourth single, "Trenches", was released on 29 August.^[7] Pain to Power was officially released on 12 September 2025, through Music for Nations.^[8]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100[9]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Paste	9/10[10]
Kerrang!	[11]
Clash	8/10[12]
God Is in the TV	10/10[8]

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".^[10] Olly Thomas of Kerrang! further hailed it as "one of the year's most important records".^[11]