The Game

The Game stands as a milestone in Marti Pellow’s career, his 13th studio album and the first since 2021. Returning after a four-year pause, he delivers a collection that is at once immediate and reflective, pop-driven yet undeniably soulful. It’s an album built on rhythm and groove, with songs that invite movement as much as they encourage reflection. There is a clarity to The Game that marks it out within his catalogue. The writing feels lean, the production direct, the performances grounded in a kind of effortless confidence. It’s music that doesn’t need to announce itself loudly, but rather invites the listener to stay with it, track by track, until its full picture reveals itself. Marti has called this one of his favourite albums he has ever produced. It speaks to the joy of an artist still curious, still stretching, and still in love with the process of creating. The CD edition captures that journey in sharp detail, offering an accessible way to hear every texture and every nuance of a record that feels both of the moment and entirely its own.