LP – Limited Edition Transparent Red Vinyl. Mars Is Electric is Maxos first official release since he dropped two critically acclaimed albums in 2023 with Even God Has A Sense of Humor and Debbies Son. His fifth full-length album finds the Southern Californian artist self-aware and mature. Having lived the last decade of his musical life intentionally creating specific bodies of work rooted in imagery, observation, and capturing moments, Maxo spent this previous year freely creating without a specific plan, relieved from all obligations and restrictions. This is the first time that I really didnt care, I didnt approach things so seriously, the artist shrugs off, meaning that without expectations or specific goals, his creativity flourished. This opening finds the artist having conversations hes been avoiding, having lived silently in the pain of those topics for the past few years. Exploring uncomfortable themes about personal life, relationships, and family fractures, life before and after the loss of innocence, and an abundance of existential spirals. The exploration was not only thematic but also musical in nature. During the creation process, Maxo was immersed in a wide array of music from past to present – France Joli, $amaad, Steve Spacek, Cherelle, DJ Quik, Lisha G – influences that seeped their way into these songs. The album opens in a loose, dreamlike stateexperimental and searching, mirroring the emotional fog of someone looking for something real to hold onto. But as it progresses, so does Maxos energy as he fiercely rides and weaves on songs with a contagious confidence, producing some of his most kinetic and lyrically impressive music to date. As the work and vision coalesced into a body of work, Maxo found that he was unlocking a creative language with his collaborators that felt wholly new – a new understanding of why and how he was making art for this world. What emerged from this year-long process was a new musical journey and a future where Maxo refuses to be another bad example of what could be, refusing to mind the blueprint set down. Maxo is the sole voice on the album featuring production by lastnamedavid, Quelle Chris, Baird, Groove, and more. Tracklist: A1. All Of EverythingA2. Saturday Love (Cherry)A3. Sweet N SourA4. Donahoos ChickenA5. Human ? B1. IdkB2. Matts StudioB3. LudacrisB4. Mars Is ElectricB5. Anything