Marky Wildtype – Place of Peace (2024)
With a passionate love for music, singer-songwriter Marky Wildtype is quickly earning a reputation for moving melodies and poetic lyricism. Along with his band experience, currently providing the guitar backbone of the “heavy rock meets trad instrumental alt-folk rock group The Jig Show”, it is his solo venture that catches our eyes and ears. In 2020, Wildtype released his well-received debut album bruising words and bitter pills gaining a loyal following who would become even more devoted with the 2021 double-single ‘roots and all’ – in fact, we have an interview with Wildtype discussing his debut album. The latest addition to his discography is the single ‘Place of Peace’.
After two years of, well, no releases, Wildtype enters 2024 with his singles ‘Tell Me Again’, ‘The Hole’, and most recently ‘Place of Peace’. Shifting from a folk-tinged indie-rock tone in previous years, his new music is bolder, heavier and seems to hit you between the eyes in a way ‘roots and all’ did not. Taken from his upcoming album, If Destroyed Still True, ‘Place of Peace’ employs a minimalistic indie-rock tone while simultaneously inserting kaleidoscopic charm in the melody.
For me, listening to ‘Place of Peace’ is like gliding along a glistening river in a comfortable boat. Wrapped in my favourite quilt, I quietly enjoy the journey through perfumed fog wrapping me in delightful haziness; however, a tumultuous ripple begins to rock the boat as we continue. Slips of guitar bring a wave, while the rollercoaster piano moves from joviality to melancholy. The interspersed violins insert a sense of haunting with tragic despair. The thing is, just as there is confusion in stillness, Wildtype’s rich vocals guide the boat to a silvery peacefulness.
Penned, recorded and produced by Wildtype, the DIY artist presents sophisticated and elegant production in ‘Place of Peace’; however, a rough rawness flutters through capturing the vulnerability of its overall sound. I find this intriguing as it so eloquently expresses the theme of individual perspectives in the arrangement. Wildtype explains that this single “explores ways we might reframe and persevere through some of life’s challenges, particularly those from within…”
Find out more about Marky Wildtype on his X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and Spotify.
This artist was discovered via Musosoup #sustainablecurator
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