You can tell a lot about a musician by the artists they choose to cover. During Marcus King’s epic performance at O2 Forum Kentish Town, the 27-year-old singer/guitarist/virtuoso from Greenville, South Carolina tackles tunes by the likes of Blind Faith, Marvin Gaye, and Jimmy Cliff. Even Elton John’s Madman Across The Water gets a look-in. But these are no straightforward copy-pastes; King reimagines and inhabits these songs with all the skill and confidence of someone who’s been playing shows since the age of eight.
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Marcus King aims high
Nils van der Linden 