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“Spiked with melodrama” – Brooklyn Vegan
“Filled with atmospheric tension” – RGM Magazine
“Oliver Marson is ready to tear down the Establishment, one
elegant note at a time.” – Post-Punk.com
“Blue Dreams” is the latest art pop single off Oliver Marson’s forthcoming debut album Why Did I Choose This?. Mixed by Jorge Elbrecht (Japanese Breakfast, Hatchie), the song offers an escape from the mundanity of modern life. With the cost of living being so high, a lot of us feel jaded and are left wondering “how did we get here?”
Marson tells us “I wrote this one whilst staring at a canister of Blue Dreams on my coffee table after work. The song ended up being a dark fantasy about burning down my office job for the insurance money (a bit like in office space). At the end I blurt out the words “Why did I choose this?,” which is kind of a desperate call out for some kind of change. I think a lot of people end up feeling like this in their jobs, relationships and life choices, especially at the moment.”
TOUR DATES:
Feb. 15 – London @ Moth Club – w/ The Big Pink
Feb. 26 – London @ The Shacklewell Arms
April 22 – London @ Omeara
LYRICS:
Blue dreams
Coming out of my head
Now im standing by the cash till
Waiting for them to see
What I did in the board room
Where they gave me my redundancy pay cheque
Burning down the convenience store
I could take you on a cruise to the Seychelles
Or the Bahamas
We won’t have to see these people again
Blue dreams
Sitting on my settee
Yeah I’m lazy and I’m tired and I constantly complain about the lifestyle I’ve been living
It cannot be maintained
I can hear the sounds of sirens
Over offices and tower blocks that I’ll probably never see again
Life is passing you by
Why did I choose this?
Life ?
Life is passing you by
Oliver Marson
“Blue Dreams”
(Self-Released)
Street Date: Jan. 31, 2023