Afrofuturist Alt-R&B | Neo-Soul | Afropunk
Created by Cartez Augustus
Appdore Music
The Awakening
Midnight Gold introduces Marley Lux's reflective yet confident voice, exploring freedom, love, and identity in a glowing city at night. An emotional coming-of-age record with warm analog tones, textured basslines, and soulful introspection - where heartbreak meets clarity under streetlights.
The Transformation
This sequel dives into the aftermath - emotional detachment, inner power, and rebirth. The production sharpens with distorted synths, heavier drums, and moodier progressions. Marley steps into her power, no longer the muse but the mirror. Each track feels like night pushing back against its own shadow.
The Realization
Glitch After Midnight finds balance between heart and intellect - love stripped down to logic and rhythm. The writing is sharper, self-aware, and confident, examining connection, control, and peace through clean production and layered harmonies. The sound of calm after the storm - poised, independent, and unbothered.
The Sanctuary
The Chrome Garden completes the "Midnight Saga" by establishing Marley's personal sanctuary - a space where chrome meets garden, technology meets nature, healing meets growth. The production blends Afropunk drums with lush synth pads, creating a safe haven aesthetic. Neon vines, metallic surfaces, and the midnight to sunrise progression define this transformative space.
Travel, Healing & Warm Transitions
Album 5 marks a sonic evolution away from the chrome/sci-fi heaviness. Many Moods explores healing through movement and place - each track represents a different location or moment of transition. The production adds warmth with acoustic/electric guitar, soft strings, horn touches, and vinyl crackle. Less metallic FX, more organic texture. Think Solange's warmth meets SZA's breathy soul meets Janelle's groove.