Latest Release:
CROSSROADS
Gary Marks
SELECTED BY RECORD STORE DAY UK/EUROPE 2026
The Gary Marks album Crossroads was selected as an official Record Store Day UK/Europe 2026 exclusive vinyl release.
Lantern Heights Records presents 14 songs spanning five decades, including nine previously unreleased recordings.
Gary Marks is a five-decade American singer-songwriter whose reissued 1970s albums—featuring future jazz greats John Scofield and Paul McCandless—are being rediscovered alongside his 2026 Record Store Day release, Crossroads.
Recent independent editorial coverage includes The Arts Desk; Noise11, in a career feature by Australian music journalist Paul Cashmere; EARMILK; It’s Psychedelic Baby! Magazine; Americana Highways; and Stereo Embers Magazine.
“For five decades, Gary Marks has written songs about power, compassion, and freedom—themes that feel strikingly current in 2026.” — V13 Media, 2026
Selected Past Reviews include the Oakland Tribune; San Jose Mercury; San Francisco Bay Guardian—18th Annual Best of San Francisco & the Bay Area Salute; Jazz Magazine; and Tower Records Japan.
This is the official website of Gary Marks - singer-songwriter, recording artist, and published author.
“A powerhouse talent who has pushed the conventions of industry expectations, Crossroads is a rare chance to discover a songwriter whose work bridges generations rooted in sheer passion for the craft over everything else....
...a songwriter whose voice has remained steady and powerful across five decades.”
“Gary Marks... might be one of the best singer/songwriters you’ve never heard of.” — Reliving My Youth podcast — Noel Fogelman May, 2026
”Wholly unique music that will blow your mind.”
—- Jon Lamoreaux, The Hustle Podcast, April, 2026. Episode 570.”
“Marks is a meticulous craftsman, injecting his modern rock sound with interesting harmonic subtleties and powerful lyrics.”
“Marks watches the rainforests fall and the boardrooms carve up the map with a heartbreak that feels earned.”
- It’s Psychedelic Baby Magazine - 2026
“Crossroads captures that nerve: freedom, conscience, and power, without the nostalgia trap.”
- Fame Magazine - 2026
“Singer-songwriter masterpieces.”
— Tower Records Japan, referring to Gathering, Upon Oanda’s Wing and Thoughts of Why — June 20, 2012