As Marci, TOPS keyboardist Marta Cikojevic constructs an affectionate, quirky indie pop informed by '80s pop and smooth R&B. Collaborators on her 2022 eponymous debut album included members of TOPS, and she wrote and recorded the L.A.-inspired follow-up, Mask Lady and Late Night Girl, with the group's David Carriere following her move from Montreal to Hollywood.
As a child, Canada's Marta Cikojevic studied piano, performed in her church choir, and often sang along with the radio. In private, she delivered made-up songs into a handhold recorder, something she learned from her...