{"product_id":"656605157771","title":"MY BOY (EARTHY BROWN VINYL) | VINYL RECORD (LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003eMarlon Williams, My Boy, the third solo record from New Zealand singer\/  songwriter Marlon Williams, announces an artist emerging anew. Gone is the  solemn, country-indebted crooner with the velvet voice - in his place comes a  playful, shapeshifting creature.  Following the release of his second album, 2018's Make Way For  Love, Williams' toured the world, playing major festivals and collaborating with  Lorde, Yo-Yo Ma and Florence Welch. He also forged a fledgling acting career  with roles in films The True History of the Kelly Gang and Netflix series Sweet  Tooth, as well as a cameo in Oscar winning film A Star Is Born. My Boy parlays  this flush of worldly experience into a vivid record as spirited and kinetic as  the unfolding life of it's performer. \"I've always explored different character  elements in my music,\" says Williams. \"And the more I get into acting, the more  tricks I'm learning about representation and presentation. To get braver and  bolder with exploring shifting contexts and new ways of doing things.\"  As the pandemic paused global travel, Williams found himself at  home in New Zealand, reconnecting with family and friends. Soon new demos  and lyrical themes emerged: of self-identity and escapism; tribalism and a  gnarled family tree; and ruminations on the role of masculinity and mateship.  Co-produced with Tom Healy and recorded at Roundhead Studios  in New Zealand, My Boy finds Williams' leading a new band through a set of  genre-hopping tunes: from the cheery sway of 'My Boy' and chugging '80s noir  sheen of 'Thinking Of Nina', to the charging synth of 'River Rival', and the sultry  pop jam 'Don't Go Back.' All this sonic and emotional whiplash is intentional,  and ultimately My Boy sees Williams having f\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WILLIAMS,MARLON","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48241464574197,"sku":"656605157771","price":21.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/thevinylvista.com\/products\/656605157771","provider":"Vinyl Vista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}