{"id":7451,"date":"2016-04-25T10:13:23","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T14:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altwire.net\/?p=7451"},"modified":"2023-12-06T06:38:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T11:38:00","slug":"altwire-presents-marlene-oaks-long","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/fr\/altwire-presents-marlene-oaks-long\/","title":{"rendered":"AltWire Presents: Marlene Oak’s “How Long”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I wonder if Marlene Oak is a modest person.<\/p>\n

I pondered this last night, after I listened to her debut single, “How Long”. <\/em>I hope she isn’t modest, because she has some serious<\/em> bragging rights after releasing a song of this caliber.<\/p>\n

Ahem<\/em>, excuse me…<\/p>\n

She has some serious <\/em>bragging rights after releasing a song of this caliber as her debut<\/strong> <\/em>single! Yes, that is debut as in brand-spanking new. However, as I listened to “How Long”, <\/em>I could tell that Ms. Oak is not anyone’s rookie. The young Swedish singer’s voice itself is an ode to the best that southern hospitality has to offer. I could see Marlene jamming on Beal Street, as easily as I could see her hypnotizing the crowd at the New Orleans’ House of Blues.<\/p>\n

In fact, “How Long” <\/em>would be right at home in the mysterious and Gothic appeal of Louisiana.  If Bon Temps<\/a> ever needs a replacement for Jace Everett’s<\/a> “Bad Things”<\/em>, this is it. Marlene’s debut would definitely have a home on Fangtasia’s jukebox! Her voice melds so well with Andreas Mattsson<\/a>‘s production on this song, the instruments appear to be background singers to her lead vocal!<\/p>\n

Joakim Wijk did an excellent job directing this video. The tone and scenery of the video capture the mood of the lyrics very well. I don’t know if Joakim meant to show it or not, but I love the irony of Marlene asking: “How long until he\u2019s free?” <\/em>as she sings in front of the church. To me, it’s as if this was the final attempt to get the ultimate intervention for the man she was singing about.<\/p>\n

I can honestly say, I enjoyed this song and video. Even though this is a video premiere and not a review, this song deserves an “A+”. The only question I have for Marlene is, “How Long” do we have to wait to hear more? <\/em><\/p>\n

Now, without further ado, ladies and gentlemen, AltWire presents…the WORLD premiere of Marlene Oak’s video for her debut single, “How Long”<\/em>!<\/p>\n

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