Extricate by Mar Omin
“Mellifluous R&B, an emotive, textured piece of songwriting that presents Mar as an individual talent.” - Clash
“Sweet, impressive vocals” - Complex
“Captivating” - Notion
Formally known as ‘Mar’, now going by ‘Mar Omin’, the Amsterdam-based solo artist has had an illustrious career to date. Having toured Europe and built a feverish fanbase, Mar continues to stride forward with acclaim from the likes of Complex, i-D, C-heads, Gigwise, Notion, Acid Stag, Earmilk, Majestic Casual, Vice and BBC Radio 1xtra, Mar has built a feverish fanbase with a growing anticipation for new material.
The forthcoming album Extricate is about Mar Omin’s discovery of how trapped he had been in negative self belief, toxic relationships and freeing himself from them. Thematically, the album is described as “to free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty.”
Mar Omin produced, composed, and wrote the album with help from guitarist Daniel Malet, singer Szjerdene (Bonobo / Lapalux), and cello and strings by Sander Molder (Red Bull Music Academy alumni). Mar set out to make an album of 10 songs that reflect his mental health journey over the past three years. In 2018, he began writing in a daily journal and discovered many things about his beliefs of the world, his relationships with himself and with others, and how he has accepted them as truth. It was a challenging year for him, but in hindsight one of his favourite years. He realised he had been, and still is, insecure about his capabilities as a human being, and therefore as an artist. He used his daily journals as inspiration for the themes, lyrics, and emotional soundscapes. He wanted to go emotionally deeper on, Extricate. He has released several smaller projects such as EP's and singles before; creating an album was a new challenge for him. With this forthcoming album, he shows the world that he created a solid body of work that he can tour with.
Tracklist
| 1. | Sorry | 2:52 |
| 2. | Little Bird | 4:21 |
| 3. | How I Truly Feel | 2:45 |
| 4. | When I'm Gone | 3:31 |
| 5. | Let It Out | 3:50 |
| 6. | Today Felt Different | 2:47 |
| 7. | Naked For U | 3:20 |
| 8. | The Lie | 3:21 |
| 9. | No Goodbye | 3:49 |
| 10. | Until | 3:29 |
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Hailing from Amsterdam, raised on a houseboat, surrounded by live music from a young age, tone and rhythm flow through the artist’s blood.
Reaching soul deep, communicating fragility and vulnerability, channeled through love and honesty, Mar Omin is a true timeless vocalist and poet.