So proud of local Christchurch, New Zealand boy, Marlon, making good overseas. He trained with great New Zealand opera-singer, Dame Malvina Major, but decided to go down the country & folk road...He has the most amazing soulful voice for one so young. A true talent. May his star shine & rise high! :-) Go Marlon! Love & peace from home, down under in Aotearoa-New Zealand.
You never get too old for good stuff. Marlon is for me. His self-effacing gentility of manner is seductive. He sings to express rather than to impress. He is tender and melancholic and accepting of human imperfection. His voice calms and uplifts.
I've seen Marlon in Melbourne and in Toronto and I've got to say...one of the best performances I've ever seen. Whenever he does "When I was a young girl" there is a next level silence coming from the crowd. It's quite surreal. Not many people can do that.
Thanks for the tip. Both good artists. Both worth listening to. This is my first listen-in to Sturgill: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-w5cMqD0WqYE.html
Saw him last night in Seattle when he opened for Sam Beam and Jesca Hoop. Man oh man. I was transfixed from the first note - and I wasn't alone. He is magical live. It was a beautiful surprise, I'd never heard of him before. He sounds familiar and new all at once. As always, thanks KEXP!
We saw him at the Powerstation in Auckland, NZ in Feb....absolutely amazing, his voice was incredible. You could have heard a pin drop during " When I was a girl" . Can't wait for the next time he is in NZ!
I once told Marlon his range is High Lonesome and he was chuffed - and he told me that 'young people' think he's named after a fish . .good kiwi lad. We're very proud of him.
Saw him at the Austin City Limits festival 2016. Knew nothing about him beforehand. Concert made me feel suspended between a David Lynch movie and a Ghost of Marty Robbins show. Unreal voice. Side note: two members of Pete Yorn's band were beside me at the ACL show. They were just about to go onstage but had to check out Marlon!
This young man (Marlon) is a very, very talented musician. Thanks to Brokenwood Mysteries for introducing him, and others (like Delaney Davidson and Tami Neislon) to an American audience; outside of NZ and Australia.
I met Marlon last year in Melbourne randomly in a Chemist Warehouse, talked a lot about how we are both young NZ musicians on a parallel path but he is miles and miles ahead of me! If you're a fan of Marlon, I think you might like my music too :) Thanks!
Oh gosh. That`s something fresh and touchi I`ve just discovered Marlon , form Artur Rojek, he invited him to Off Festival 2018. Original, for me kind of "oriental" singing. Looking forward to see concert on July !
The complexity and artistry of his music is brilliant. I always come back to this session. I always wonder if his shirt is an inspiration. If so, anyone know?
+Alvee K. Love the violin and decent vocal back-up, but I really can't think of anything good to say about that guitar solo. Otherwise very nice band and exquisite singing from Marlon.
I saw him at Womadelaide last weekend, and he was a standout for me - and he lives up the road! Captivating, what I discovery. Be sure to watch him on The Beautiful Lie - the modern Australian retelling of Anna Karenina.
I'm happy with this guy representing New Zealand music to the rest of the world lol... but to be honest, talent like this is unheard of in New Zealand. We've 99% shit music like every other shit-hole of a country.
I really love Marlon and want to love Dark Child, but FUCK ME. What a snorer. ...the rest of that repertoire is so on point, but goddamn that song is such generic trendy bollocks.
+MrsWilliamTheBloody The song the dj called amazing you called a snorer, funny. It's not even played on mainstream stations, so how is it generic and trendy? Get a dictionary and a clue
