Catalog Number: VILD108 Color: Black Format: LP UPC: 1985885164926 Jesse Markin is undoubtedly one of the most intriguing Finnish artists of the moment. Markin's music uniquely blends elements of rap, indie, pop, soul, R&B, progressive rock, and African rhythm music. He himself states that through his music, he explores themes such as love, xenophobia, hope, loneliness, and brotherhood. The artist approaches these profound, serious, and personally relevant topics with an honest interpretation. Markin's career took off with the release of the FOLK album in 2019. Markin received two Emma Awards, the Teosto Prize, and the Artist of the Year Award (Femma-Femma) at the Femma Gala, as well as the Album of the Year Award at the Indie Awards.