Marcus Gad has released a new single from his forthcoming album. The rising reggae artist from the French-controlled territory of New Caledonia, returns with his usual backing band, Tribe, with a roots oriented sound.
“Long Way Home” is the second single and video from Marcus Gad & Tribe’s upcoming new album titled “Ready For Battle,” which is scheduled for a February 10, 2023.
“‘Long Way Home’ is a song I wrote for my country, my island, when I was far away and felt the distance the most,” Marcus says. “When you’re away from home, surprisingly realistic memories sometimes pop up. They take on various forms: the smell of freshly squeezed kava, the texture of laterite gravel under one’s foot, the particular light of sunrise on a Pacific island, or the intonation of an Elder telling a tale in a local dialect. So many things that bring me back to my land despite the distance that separates me from it…”
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