"it's the time for love"
Steep yourself in Time For Love. Turn it up loud in your earbuds, or better yet, over the ears headphones, or better yet, a good sound system with punchy speakers and let the deep dark synthwave wrap around you in a big way. Oliver Marson's vocal aesthetic mines some of the sultry, artistically postured croons of iconic artists. I would not be the last to recognize, not a similarity, but a similar poised flair of David Bowie or Bryan Ferry or, maybe even, Martin Fry (ABC). It is that propensity to have a certain amount of speak or talk-iness (for lack of a better term) within the vocal presence and, of course, the low tones that might present themselves at the right moments at the beginning of the right words. A commanding punctuation let's say.
On Time For Love, Marson gets a lot more electro and synthy (in total, but then that sexy glam guitar line is bloody brilliant) than those aforementioned icons making for a bigger retro meets the future sounds. It is lush, lovely and immersive.
-Robb Donker Curtius
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
Oliver Marson’s music is full of surprises. What starts off as a formulaic pop song can often veer off into something completely different half way through. Drawing influence from an eclectic range of artists and fields, Marson wants to pull the rug from underneath the listener’s to keep them guessing and constantly on their toes. He does this within the confines of a four minute pop song, balancing experimentalism with pop sensibilities. Much like his influences of the past like Byran Ferry, David Bowie and Serge Gainsbourg, he has the ability to provoke, haunt and lift in one song. In Marson, we have a shadowy new wave rocker for the modern age.
Marson debuted with 'Cocaine Romance' in Summer 2019; a catchy synth pop showpiece mixed with clandestine punk and gothic rock sensibilities. The song seamlessly switches between these modes through the song, whilst lyrically exploring toxic human behaviour, the darkness lurking underneath reality and his two favourite topics: sex and death. The track - and it's lynchian style video - swiftly attracted the attention of Obscure Sound, Music Injection, XS Noize and Synth Pop Your World and left many eagerly anticipating a sophomore release from the London based singer / songwriter / composer.
Oliver Marson returns with a consummate example of synth rock brilliance with his latest release ‘Time For Love’. Within these four minutes, Marson’s truly unique and eclectic style is on full display.
“I wrote the song in my living room after a heavy night of drinking”, says Marson, “I wanted to write something that came from the heart. But what comes from the heart, isn't always neat and tidy. The track itself is quite messy, melodramatic and a little goofy, but I think it's honest. It's about wanting to love and be loved and I can't think of anything more cringe than that. Certainly, writing a song about it is doubly cringe, but there's no better feeling than being in love.”
With several further releases and a live set featuring his newly founded touring band in the pipeline, Oliver Marson is destined to emerge on plenty of radars in 2020. Although what comes next from this idiosyncratic singer / songwriter is anyone’s guess…
No comments:
Post a Comment