"For more than two decades, the Grammy-nominated singer has built a catalog rooted in vulnerability-songs that don't flinch from love, loss, desire, or devotion, even when those emotions get complicated. "In R&B, you shouldn't contain your emotions," he told 48 Hills ahead of his San Francisco show (Mon/8 at August Hall). "You should let them out. You should be vulnerable. You should be free to express the different characters and perspectives of love, loss, and intimacy-without any handcuffs.""
"That philosophy sits at the center of Mood Swings, his newly released eight-track EP on New Citizen / EMPIRE. Executive produced by Dre Moon (The Weeknd, Future, Beyoncé), the project sharpens Mario's longtime instincts into something distilled, intentional, and unmistakably grown. This isn't a reinvention so much as a recalibration-classic R&B energy filtered through lived experience. The title alone suggests emotional breadth. But Mood Swings isn't about chaos or volatility; it's about control."
Mario has built a two-decade catalog rooted in vulnerability, tackling love, loss, desire, and devotion without restraint. Mood Swings is an eight-track EP on New Citizen/EMPIRE executive produced by Dre Moon that refines Mario's instincts into a distilled, intentional, and unmistakably grown statement. The project balances tenderness and sensuality with nostalgia and forward motion, guided by calm assurance rather than impulse. The title emerged late in the process and evokes 1990s cinematic R&B romance. The EP emphasizes emotional breadth and controlled expression, allowing multiple characters and perspectives of intimacy to be voiced freely without handcuffs.
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