Marco Palos writes music for the in-between moments.
For the nights when the world goes quiet and the questions get loud.
For the people who carry heartache in one hand and hope in the other.

Best known as the charismatic frontman of the high-energy brass band Phat Cat Swinger, Marco began carving a more personal path during the quiet of 2020. While the world shut down, he found himself tucked away in a farmhouse in the Adirondacks—finally slowing down, finally writing songs that felt like his own.

“I’d spent years singing other people’s music. But it wasn’t until that winter—when everything stopped—that I heard my own voice clearly for the first time.”

That voice became A Place We Don’t Know—his first independent release. It quietly soundtracked a viral Facebook video with over 2 million views and marked the beginning of a new chapter. Over the next few years, Marco released song after song—each one recorded with care, intention, and a spirit of quiet rebellion.

Now, with most of the songs from his upcoming album already out in the world, Marco is finally bringing them together in physical form. One Step Closer is his first-ever vinyl EP: four handpicked tracks pressed to wax as a way of honoring the journey so far.

There’s no label. No machine. Just a real artist sharing real songs—one at a time, from the ground up.

If you’re listening, it means you’ve found your way into Marco’s world.
Welcome in.