{"id":2477680,"date":"2026-06-26T23:08:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T23:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2477680"},"modified":"2026-06-26T23:08:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T23:08:36","slug":"fort-worths-marcel-recruits-leon-bridges-for-new-music-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/fort-worths-marcel-recruits-leon-bridges-for-new-music-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Worth’s .Marcel. recruits Leon Bridges for new music video"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFort Worth artist .MARCEL. has a gorgeous new video out for “Slow Nights” featuring Leon Bridges. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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Brandon Marcel, who performs under the mononym .MARCEL., is on the kind of run most musicians only dream of. He\u2019s been nominated for an Oscar (for co-writing \u201cLike A Bird\u201d from 2023\u2019s prison drama \u201cSing Sing\u201d<\/a>), toured the world with his longtime friend Leon Bridges and is coming off the release of his debut solo album, \u201c.ruth.\u201d<\/a> Now, he\u2019s debuting a new music video for \u201cSlow Nights,\u201d a track from \u201c.ruth.,\u201d featuring Bridges.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis project represents the moment I stopped hiding behind my experiences and started allowing them to speak through me,\u201d Marcel said in a statement. \u201cWorking alongside Leon for so many years has shaped me in countless ways, and having him be a part of this chapter feels like a beautiful full-circle moment. This is not just a release \u2014 it\u2019s an introduction to who I am.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bridges and Marcel met in 2014<\/a> during a show at Fort Worth\u2019s now-defunct Live Oak Music Hall and Lounge. They became roommates and bandmates, and have remained close for more than a decade. The two have been omnipresent in each other\u2019s lives, either in pictures or in the likes and comments of each other\u2019s social media, celebrating their numerous achievements. After years of friendship that have seen the two living, recording and touring together, they have somehow managed to avoid letting any stereotypical bandmate woes derail their relationship. What\u2019s more, their creative chemistry seems to have only strengthened their bond with time. Perhaps The Eagles should take note.<\/p>\n

With all the time the two have banked up while working together, it only makes sense that Marcel brought Bridges in on a track for \u201c.ruth.,\u201d with the resulting \u201cSlow Nights\u201d serving as one of the album\u2019s highlights. It\u2019s a spacy R&B confessional about longing, with a beat tailor-made for easy listening. The midtempo track is lively enough for a night out and yet calm enough to wrap you in its melodic embrace if you\u2019re listening at home.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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