New Zealand singer-songwriter Marlon Williams has announced a new album. It’s called My Boy and it’s due out September 9 via Dead Oceans. Williams is sharing the news alongside a new song called “Thinking of Nina,” and a video directed by Sports Team. Check it out below, along with the album art.
My Boy follows Plastic Bouquet, his 2021 collaborative album with Kacy & Clayton. In a press release, Williams said the new album draws from a handful of “male shapes,” adding, “Growing up an only child, I had to outsource my brothers and build a world around me. So while masculinity is a big theme, it’s really subsumed by broader explorations of vitality, and the social and cultural value placed on legacy.”
Last year, Williams joined Lorde for a special cover of “Tougher Than the Rest” by Bruce Springsteen.
My Boy:
01 My Boy
02 Easy Does It
03 River Rival
04 My Heart the Wormhole
05 Princes Walk
06 Don’t Go Back
07 Soft Boys Make the Grade
08 Thinking of Nina
09 Morning Crystals
10 Trips
11 Promises