American singer-songwriter and producer Alex Isley has released a new song, “Such a Thing” off her new album, “Marigold”, in collaboration with Grammy nominated producer, writer, and engineer Jack Dine.
The Wilton EP, which Isley and Dine released in 2019, served as a prelude to “Marigold”. Marigold is also Isley’s first album in its entirety since Luxury, which she released in 2015.
Isley released her self-produced debut EP The Love Art/Memoirs in 2012. Okayplayer reviewed the EP positively: “please believe Alex’s lush vocals over her own calming production is capable of spawning a generation of love babies much like “Between The Sheets” did.”
Isley described her music as r&b with hip hop and jazz influences. Samantha Callender of Essence referred to her voice as “silky smooth vocals that ride neo-soul melodies.” Alex Isley has collaborated with artists such as 9th Wonder on the track “Rain Clouds”; Chromonicci on “Interstellar”; and Christian Kuria on “Toroka.”
In November 2019 she released the joint EP Wilton with producer Jack Dine. In May 2020 Isley performed a concert for NPR’s Tiny Desk series. That year she was also a featured vocalist for the Cautious Clay track “Reaching”, on the soundtrack for Insecure’s fourth season.
Isley and Dine have been releasing tracks on a regular basis over the previous few years. Gone was released in 2020, as was Good & Plenty featuring Masego, and Mine in 2020. In 2021, they released “Good & Plenty (Remix)” with Lucky Daye and Masego, as well as “Still Wonder” with Robert Glasper.
Marigold is a nine-song album. Only “Love Again” and “Still Wonder,” which had previously been released, made the final edit.
