Marc Soucy has long been a quiet force in the world of composition and production, steadily honing his craft across decades. With his latest work, “The Descendants of Eliza Delaney”, he delivers not just a single but a statement, one that feels as much like an ambitious concept piece as it does a standalone track. At just over six minutes, it is sprawling, mysterious, and unlike anything else you’ll hear this year.

What immediately sets the piece apart is its medieval character. Lutes, strings, and other acoustic textures dominate the opening, evoking castles, forests, and long-forgotten stories. But Soucy isn’t interested in simply recreating the past. Layered beneath these ancient timbres is a subtle electronic pulse, a shimmering presence that keeps the piece tethered to the present. The result is a kind of temporal fusion, music that feels timeless because it belongs everywhere and nowhere at once.

Entirely instrumental, the track takes full advantage of its freedom from lyrics. Without words to dictate meaning, Soucy allows sound itself to become narrative. Each shift in instrumentation, each surge of rhythm, feels like a plot twist, a new chapter in a story the listener is left to imagine. Big, thunderous drums erupt at key moments, shaking the track from its quiet, nostalgic passages into something explosive and cinematic. The balance between restraint and release is masterful, leaving listeners suspended between serenity and intensity. Honestly, we felt as though bits and pieces of the song were super cinematic and could definitely be used in a period piece.

Unidentified sounds drift in and out of the mix, half familiar, half alien, adding a surreal layer to the otherwise classical foundation. There are moments where it feels like chamber music unearthed from a different century, and others where it approaches the energy of a film score. Yet the whole piece is unified by Soucy’s keen ear for dynamics, guiding the listener through a landscape that is at once foreign and inviting.

This is, without a doubt, the most daring and fascinating work from Soucy to date. It’s an experimental journey that refuses to settle into one category, a bold entry point into what promises to be an intriguing new series. “The Descendants of Eliza Delaney” is music as world-building, a rare feat that manages to be nostalgic, cinematic, and utterly forward-thinking all at once.

We’re not sure how to label it in terms of genre, but that barely even matters because the song speaks for itself! Go ahead and give it a spin for yourselves, and of course stay tuned for more in this upcoming series. Enjoy!

Listen to “The Descendants of Eliza Delaney”

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Marc Soucy kicks off a new musical series with single, “The Descendants of Eliza Delaney”