Marci Shares New Track “Liquid Heartbeat” Ahead of Album Release

Marta Cikojevic has spent years shaping the sleek, soft-focus sound of Montreal’s TOPS. As Marci, she works with a more personal palette. Her second album under the name, Mask Lady And Late Night Girl, is due August 28 via Arbutus, and today she’s shared “Liquid Heartbeat” — a bleary synth track that pulls its energy from late-night drift rather than pop structure.

The song follows lead single “Butterfly Sticker” and arrives with a video directed by Elliot Weaver. The imagery leans into a kind of lo-fi hedonism: blurred, glamorous, and slightly worn. It’s a mood that suits the music, where Cikojevic’s voice sits low in the mix, surrounded by pulsing keys and a beat that barely holds itself together.

There’s no grand statement here, just texture and control. “Liquid Heartbeat” doesn’t ask for attention so much as it assumes you’re already in the right headspace. It’s a track for the hours after the club, not for the floor itself. That restraint is what gives Cikojevic’s solo work its identity — less about hooks, more about atmosphere.