Jamaican vocalist Shanique Marie will release her debut album, ‘Gigi’s House’, next month.
A member of Kingston’s Equiknoxx collective, Marie has established herself as a standout talent in the past couple of years thanks to a string of striking solo cuts, weaving dancehall, reggae and R&B with off-kilter flavours, and versatile collaborations with the likes of Finn, Flava D, Sharda and Fox & Swing Ting.
She fully hits her stride across the eight tracks on ‘Gigi’s House’, balancing tender vocals with lush electronic production and crisp beats. In his review of the album for the latest edition of DJ Mag, out now, Joe Roberts describes the album’s “blending of classic and modern influences with a message of self-empowerment that Marie embodies”.
Shanique Marie has announced details of her upcoming debut album.
The Jamaican vocalist, who is part of Kingston collective, production house and label Equiknoxx, will release the eight-track Gigi s House on 16th June. Featuring collaborations and production contributions from labelmates Exile Di Brave, Gavsborg and Swing Ting, among others, the album comes off the back of singles including Freak and Lifey/Movers , Marie s collaborative two-track EP with Finn on Local Action.
According to Equiknoxx, Gigi s House spans eerie soul, sweet yet reflective R&B and beyond. Describing the release the artist simply said, I call this one home .
Listen to lead track Ballad featuring MVW below, and pre-order the digital album via Bandcamp.
The Quietus
, December 14th, 2020 11:58
These are our favourite tracks of the last 12 months as voted for by Jennifer Lucy Allan, Bobby Barry, Aaron Bishop, Patrick Clarke, John Doran, Christian Eede, Noel Gardner, Ella Kemp, Fergal Kinney, Sean Kitching, Anthea Leyland, Peter Margasak, David McKenna, JR Moores, Luke Turner, Kez Whelan and Daryl Worthington. Illustration by Lisa Cradduck
There s not much more I can add to what has already been said about our relationship to music in this pandemic-hit year by my colleagues Luke Turner and Patrick Clarke in their respective introductions to our lists of the year s best albums and best reissues, compilations, mixes etc.