From the always in motion mind of Reaux Marquez, comes his first-of-the-year exclamation point, NO RENEGADES. Working towards the release of a larger project, the poetic Nashville lyricist first dropped NO DECOYS at the tail end of November – a mirroring 4-track EP putting both range and ubiquity into focus. With his new short, his focus remains intact, albeit even more wide ranging. A meandering exhibition of his lyrical, melodic, and thematic exploits, NO RENEGADES never adheres to one sound or one style, but instead aims to give a listener – whether an established fan of Reaux and the Nashville scene, or a new listener altogether – a glimpse into the breadth with which he’s curating his one-of-a-kind sound. And it achieves exactly that.

Folding in the likewise wide-ranging artistry of fellow Nashvillians: Brian Brown, Lul Lion, and producer, A.B. Eastwood, NO RENEGADES boasts more creative depth than most projects twice its length. Through the permeable poetry of Reaux Marquez who never sidesteps his lyrical bread & butter, extends the NO RENEGADES line of variable nuance to the fluid melody and relatable penmanship of Brian Brown and the crystalline vocalism of Lul Lion. And through the breadth that their multiple stylistic ranges bring to the table, the project emerges more than a glimpse into the roads where Reaux Marquez is taking his unique sound, but as a micro-thesis on the Nashville scene at large where stylistic expectation of hip-hop and Neo-Soul need not apply, because Reaux’s experimentalism is the driving underline of its actual aesthetic.