The album MARTY marks Martin Garrix's musical and personal evolution, with a shift toward guitar-based songwriting, narrative-driven tracks, and vocals, tying his early branding as DJ Marty to his current artistic identity.

MARTY expands beyond club anthems, emphasizing storytelling and a vocal-led direction, including Garrix’s own vocals on several tracks.

The project follows a string of releases, including SENTIO in 2022 and Greatest Hits Vol. 1 in 2021 via AREA21, signaling a long-anticipated return with a new era.

Garrix previewed new material at a Spotify Pop-Up in Amsterdam, signaling a shift toward vocal-led songs.

An unreleased track featuring Garrix’s own voice, tentatively titled Ghost, debuted at the event, underscoring the move to vocal-led material.

The announcements came during an intimate Amsterdam Dance Event DJ set for Spotify fans, where additional unreleased material including vocals was premiered.

There are rumors of a Madonna collaboration on Bizarre, though reports suggest it was slated for Madonna’s Confessions On A Dance Floor: Part II.

Related material for the project includes Catharina (March 2026), This Dream of You (October 2, 2026), and Bizarre (July 2026) featuring Madonna.

Garrix has hinted at more new material ahead of MARTY, building anticipation for the vocal-era release.

Recent collaborations, such as Repeat It with Ed Sheeran and Fireflies with U2, have fed into the album’s development.

This Dream Of You opened Garrix’s Tomorrowland set and the track’s orchestral-electronic blend, signaling the broader vocal-facing direction of the album.

This Dream Of You, Garrix’s latest single with his own vocals, debuted as the Tomorrowland intro and has influenced the album’s vocal-led push.