Photo by Jacob Blickenstaff

Today, Marcus King released two tracks as part of Spotify’s Singles program: A cover of Gnarls Barkley’s “Crazy” and a reimagining of his original song “It’s Too Late.” Both songs were tracked a year ago at New York’s iconic recording studio, Electric Lady, which has served as the home to many timeless icons like Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder, David Bowie and Led Zeppelin.

“Recording music at Electric Lady Studios was like a religious experience for myself and the band. We were greeted at the door by our dear friend and engineer William Garrett at the iconic entranceway of the studio,” King shared on the session, “The downstairs neighbors complained about the guitar amplifiers in the bathroom, it was a dream recording session!”

He continued to share why he picked Gnarls Barkley’s hit which King added an afrobeat tinge to, saying, “The songs were chosen carefully by myself and the group to fully represent all we can do musically. We started the day performing the opening track of Young Blood, ‘It’s Too Late,’ this time with a brass section. ‘Crazy’ by Gnarls Barkley has long been a cover we’ve performed on rare occasions. It seemed befitting given the lyrical content of the most recent album, and where I was mentally at the time. We wanted to add a different spin to it so we decided to intertwine Fela Kuti’s ‘Zombie’ within our own take of ‘Crazy.’ We hope you enjoy it! Thank you to Electric Lady Studios and Spotify for the hospitality!”

The new songs are both exclusive to Spotify and feature the Marcus King Band and follow King’s critically acclaimed LP Young Blood, for which King is currently touring in support of.

See a photo gallery of King’s performance  at San Francisco’s Masonic Auditorium here.

Listen to the Spotify Singles below.