oca star Bunji Garlin continues to break through nationally. Following his BET 106 & Carnival takeover performance with Fay-Ann Lyons and A$AP Ferg and his recent FADER article, this week he lands homepage features with Rolling Stone and MTV Iggy as well as a glowing album review in Sunday's (Sept 14) New York Times. The Trinidad native's brand new album Differentology (RCA/VP) "assuredly moves soca into the now era" according to NY Times. MTV Iggy (who named the title track Song of Year in 2013) declares Garlin "will change soca forever" in their latest interview, while Rolling Stone calls him the "hardest working man in soca," after spending the week with him during NYC's West Indian Carnival festivities.
His work ethic is certainly paying off and without a moment's rest, Garlin will continue his ceaseless tour schedule throughout the year. Next month, he will take over Miami Carnival during Columbus Day weekend. After performing select dates on Mad Decent's Block Party tour this summer, he also teams up with the crew again in November. This time, he will hit the decks on Mad Decent's Boat Ride, a 4-night musical voyage from Miami to The Bahamas with Norwegian Cruise Lines.