Marc Soucy Releases The Tong to Close Stir Series Majestically

THROUGH THE QUADRANGLE: MARC SOUCY CLOSES THE CURTAIN ON A WILD YEAR OF SONIC IMAGINATION

Sometimes, music paints, it whispers, it stomps through your psyche in heavy boots. Marc Soucy, creator of The Tong, knows this well. And after nearly a year of doing exactly that, he’s wrapping up his music series STIR: Soundscapes Evoking Realities Only Imagined with a final studio single titled “Through The Quadrangle,” dropping June 6, 2025.

I’ll admit it – I didn’t know what a quadrangle was before diving into this. It sounds like something from geometry class or maybe a Cold War spy novel. But listening to Soucy’s work, it suddenly feels like a corridor between dimensions, built from delay trails, slow-burn tension, and the kind of musical restraint that only comes from decades of doing this stuff with no need to show off. Stepping through feels like entering Marc Soucy’s and The Tong‘s world.

A YEAR OF STIRRING THINGS UP

The STIR series started last June with “Tashkent Club Fire,” a release that lit the fuse. That track got enough buzz to land Soucy glowing reviews from niche tastemakers. Each one of them seemed to scratch their heads and nod in slow appreciation at the same time. And it’s easy to see why Marc Soucy, with The Tong, has struck a chord.

Then came The Tong, released December 1, 2024. That one? It stayed with me. Like a whisper from behind a heavy curtain, like something someone meant to tell you but got interrupted. It felt like one of those strange dreams you wake up from and carry all day without knowing why. Moody, minimal, and precise – The Tong quietly flexed Soucy’s ability to hit nerve endings with almost no friction. It didn’t just sit in the middle of the series, but it anchored it.

Soucy’s not new to this game. He’s been building sonic structures since the ‘80s, working full-time as a producer from 1997 to 2011. But somehow, only now, after what he calls “too long of a wait,” he’s letting his own creations out of the vault. There’s something poetic – and a little mad – about waiting decades to start a solo career. But hey, some things need to ferment, much like the creative journey that Marc Soucy and The Tong have embarked upon.

And what came out of that barrel-aged mind? A series of 13 singles, each one its own cinematic trip. Soundscapes that shimmer. Tracks that breathe, twist, and sometimes vanish before you even know what they’re about. Like staring at a scene from a dream you can’t quite remember.

SOUCY’S UNIVERSE: BOUNDARIES NOT WELCOME

If you’re the type who needs a genre label to feel safe, Soucy’s work might throw you off. One track might feel like a retro-futurist score from a lost sci-fi film; another like the slow-motion thought process of a detective in a Lynchian diner. But that’s the beauty. You’re not told where to go. You wander in Marc Soucy’s and The Tong’s uncharted musical universe.

I’ve been here before – Chill was my first real taste of Soucy’s eclectic madness. That track strutted through funk, jazz, and something else I still can’t quite name. But what stuck with me was the confidence. Like he knew exactly what he wanted to say, even if the rest of us were still figuring it out.

Even when things get sonically dense, they still breathe. There’s complexity, sure, but it never feels tangled. Soucy’s pieces move with the kind of emotional weight that just lingers. Like someone built a spaceship using a composer’s notebook and a bottle of red wine.

THE LONG PRELUDE: HOW MARC SOUCY GOT HERE

Marc Soucy was basically born with a piano key under each fingertip. The story starts early. Like, toddler-early. Nine years of piano lessons before he even hit his teens, and by 13 he was already gigging in rock and R&B bands. While most kids were still trying to keep their sneakers clean, Marc was elbow-deep in chords, playing with people twice his age. From there, it never really stopped. Dozens of bands. Ceaseless studio hours. A mind that apparently never learned how to clock out.

Curious minds and open ears can dig into Soucy’s STIR series at marcsoucy.music/stir-music-series. Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube or Instagram – the usual suspects – you’ll find him there. And mark your calendar: Through The Quadrangle arrives June 6, 2025—Soucy’s final studio release in the STIR series.

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