Oliver Marson

“Nice bit of Weirdo pop. Diggin it.” Anthony Fantano (The Needle Drop)

“A decadent style of synth pop layered with crooned vocals, sardonic charm, and off-kilter melodicism.” Under the Radar

“...the kind you might hear in a John Hughes film and spiked with melodrama” Brooklyn Vegan

“Ludicrous music for ludicrous times…satire for life in late capitalism.” Postpunk.com

“Marson’s music is brimming with surprises, establishing pop tropes before deviating into something altogether different as he traces the length of a song.” Hard of Hearing

Hopelessly fantasising on whirlwind romances in the Japanese Capital - via the rain-spattered window panes of North West London - New Wave singer/songwriter Oliver Marson unleashes panoramic new cut ‘Tokyo’.

Self-produced by Marson himself, and mixed by Jorge Elbrecht (Japanese Breakfast, Hatchie), ‘Tokyo’ pounces up onto the catwalk with a New Romantic pout,  smooched with lipgloss and Frippian guitar spasms. Guesting Charles Cave (White Lies) on bass, and Maya Harrison (For Breakfast) on vocals, ‘Tokyo’ sees Marson use the pseudo-opulence of 80s aesthetics to lift himself up from the grisly realities of 2020s Britain.

Drawing comparisons to likes of Conan Mockasin, Alex Cameron and Sparks, Marson this year has already gained support from Anthony Fantano (the Needle Drop), Loud & Quiet, Under The Radar and Hard of Hearing, in addition to previous support from Brooklyn Vegan, BBC Introducing and Amazing Radio UK. 2023 has also ushered in notable support slots for Big Pink, IST IST, Black Delta Movement, Tempers, and Moreish Idols.

About the track, Marson explains: “I wrote this song about a place I’ve never been to and probably will never go to. During the pandemic, we couldn’t go anywhere or meet anyone. Life was very dull, grey and difficult. It still is. I would often go off into my own world in my bedroom studio dreaming about escaping this nightmare and instead trying to imagine a different world, where things were possible, exciting and romantic. It’s about escapism, and tries to imagine a different reality”