One of the most popular and most unusual new skills to emerge out of Jamaica’s fertile music scene, vocalist/songwriter Marcilli (they/them) fuses dance music, R&B and Latin pop into an irresistible brew on their new single, the defiantly incendiary ‘Done (Breakup Anthem)’. Inspired by the edgier bits of Billie Elish, Rihanna, Suga of BTS and R&B icon Daniel Caesar, Marcilli is likely one of the first and few overtly queer-identified Jamaican artists, popping out of a strict cultural heritage that usually stays hostile to members of the LGBTQ neighborhood.
Marcilli shared their ideas on the discharge: “writing this song was born out of some serious heartbreak and disappointment, but seeing it evolve into the project it is today, gives me such a boost of encouragement. Honestly, it’s one of the things I’m most proud of so far, and I really hope it can inspire others to set their own boundaries and know their damn worth.”
Boldly blazing trails, bucking developments and declaring their independence from heartbreak, Marcilli is pointedly releasing their single proper earlier than Jamaican Independence Day, a very powerful vacation on the island nation, prepared to open doorways and set an instance for future generations of artists who need to freely categorical themselves.
Co-written by ace producer Alexx Antaeus, who has beforehand labored with The Rolling Stones, Earth Wind and Fire and Julian Marley, ‘Done (Breakup Anthem)’ additionally includes a Spanish-language vocal flip from New York-based Puerto Rican act Natalis, who has sung on platinum-selling tracks by J Cole, Kanye West and Popcaan.
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