Marion Loguidice might be relatively unknown in the UK, but with Cyndi Lauper amongst her Stateside fans it’s perhaps on a matter of time. MTTM caught up with her ahead of her 3rd album release, Tales From the Topside World, to find out more about the latest album and life as a musician.
MTTM: Your career as a musician started at the age of 40. What were you doing before then and what inspired the change?
ML: I was teaching yoga privately and trying to manage a whole lot of depression. I didn’t quite understand why I felt so heavy all the time, Ihad a lot to be grateful for and my...
Marion Loguidice seems to effortlessly capture emotion in every ounce of Tales From The Topside World. Vocals and style morph and meander throughout creating a vibrant offering, but it’s her ability to create music with feeling which drives it forward. Whilst opener Daybreak is a more pop sounding number, many of the other tracks have a darker vein, reminiscent of Cyndi Lauper and her Sisters Of Avalon/Shine period, perhaps unsurprising given their duet on Marion’s previous album.
However, it’s I Believe In You which really pulls me in, a startling track filled with a...
I had never heard of Marion LoGuidice until recently, and I didn’t know what to expect. Pressing play on the debut Mother Wheel the listener is welcomed in to Loguidice’s world; opening the LP with Mother Wheel the emotion can instantly be felt. Introduced first time to her naturally talented, euphoric voice that automatically captures the listener.
The LP isn’t just an album to be played; it needs to be genuinely listened to, to truly capture the sentiment of what she sings about. The second track, Mountains, is ardently poetic. A few more tracks in, a live Mr. Brown – a striking...
