Marvin Dark Twisted RnB Innovation and Pop Etherealism into the Rabbit Hole of ‘GET AT ME’ –

If the algorithm knows what’s good for the music industry, it will feed the hype of LA’s Marvin Dark’s latest release, GET AT ME, until it’s a viral sensation that soundtracks summer.

The artful approach to twisting the aesthetics of pop etherealism, contemporary RnB, world music and 8-bit-adjacent motifs until GET AT ME unspools as a wavy, semi-lucid single that swells through the soul as you fall down the rabbit hole with the spiralling melodies gives the single a weightlessness capable of defying the laws of gravity. Marvin Dark handles that dreamy suspension with serious finesse, letting the arrangement drift and coil around the vocal with a teasing sense of seduction that keeps the temperature high and the footing deliciously unstable.

The slick with off-kilter charisma release remains playful in spite of its evocative charge, which finds its voltage through the nuanced use of vibrato and vocal effects, lending the release an emotionally rounded aura, which paints desire as an emotion that vulnerably approaches hope. There are shades of The Weeknd in the late-night magnetism, a touch of Blood Orange in the airy sophistication, and hints of early Jai Paul in the warped pop alchemy, giving Marvin Dark a potent shot of crossover appeal in RnB and beyond.

GET AT ME is now available to stream on all major platforms, including SoundCloud. 

Review by Amelia Vandergast