Janel Marisse Shows Us The Beauty In Destruction in Moody EP ‘The New Order’

‘The New Order’ R&B songstress Janel Marisse leans into her dark side with sultry EP ‘The New Order’, out now on all platforms. The 8-track project is seductive and mystical, her ethereal vocals delivering empowering lyrics with an edge. Akin to dark love spells, Janel conjures feelings of lust, power, and destruction for a hypnotic project that draws you in and leaves you breathless.

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“My bright and fun loving persona has begun to hide my truth in innocence. Now more than ever, I have been finding the beauty in the dark moments of my journey. In this project, I demonstrate how the idea of destruction can be beautiful. ‘The New Order’ is a collection of art that pushes the culture of music beyond normalcy. My goal with this project is to empower women of all backgrounds and show that power comes in many different forms!” – Janel Marisse

The project is led by single “Off The Record (Freaky)”, a track that demands her partner to keep things “off the record” for a no-strings rendezvous. It serves as a perfect representation of the full EP itself— sexy, sassy, and filled with mystery.

For Bay Area native Janel Marisse, music was a divine career path. The daughter of an open-format DJ and sister of a music video director, the ascension from a spotlight-loving child to singer/songwriter came naturally. Having grown up in the era of the Spice Girls, and later, Destiny’s Child and Aaliyah, Janel was exposed to strong women in entertainment whose respective sounds fused various genres to form an eclectic mix of pop, R&B and hip-hop. When Janel began songwriting at the age of 16, the influence of these acts became clear – the Filipina singer/songwriter’s powerhouse vocals could dabble into the depths of soul music, bounce along to the jumps and drops of EDM and navigate smoothly over the drums of any 808.

Making her debut in 2015, her single was immediately picked up by Samsung. “No Tomorrow” was featured in a nationwide commercial from the technology giant, starring music mogul Russell Simmons. It was quite the ride for a brand new artist, and it quickly became overwhelming for the young songstress. Janel had to recalibrate, and like a true artist, turned the experience into debut EP ‘Unbothered’, an unapologetic EP featuring production from DTB, Julia Lewis, and Ekzakt. She now stuns fans with her next big project, ‘The New Order’, out now.