After a five year break from music 20s A Difficult Age is the second studio album by Marcus Orelias was released on August 26, 2017. Unlike the previous debut release Rebel of the Underground (2013), the album was not proceeded by any singles or videos. 20s A Difficult Age took Orelias’s music in a different direction with a more cinematic approach by taking concept albums to another level.

The album spawned the creation of the Kitabu series of the same name and features production from main producer Sulyiman, A DOT THE GOD, San Francisco based producer Big Kevin Davis, Keith Dixon, and Virginia-based veteran producer Lee Major.

The albums’ 15 songs each are heavily conceptual, featuring sound effects via Skywalker Sound and “scenes” designed by Orelias, himself.

The skits features voice actors Ray Hurd, Suehyla El-Attar and more.

And the music features credited on the album include Sulyiman, Stephan Marcellus, OZZIE. and lyre player, Michael Levy and more.