THE MARÍAS RELEASE SPOTIFY SINGLES – INCLUDING COVER OF BAD BUNNY’S “DAKITI”

THE MARÍAS RELEASE SPOTIFY SINGLES RECORDINGS – INCLUDING COVER OF BAD BUNNY’S “DAKITI” + REWORK OF “HUSH” [LISTEN] 

FOLLOWS PERFORMANCE YESTERDAY ON TOP-RATED DAYTIME PROGRAM THE KELLY CLARKSON SHOW [WATCH] 

PLUS, BAND ANNOUNCES CHARITABLE COLLABORATION WITH HOMESTATE TACOS TO BENEFIT LA’S DOWNTOWN WOMEN’S CENTER 

BUY/STREAM DEBUT ALBUM CINEMA HERE 

Acclaimed alternative-pop band The Marías has today unveiled their inaugural Spotify Singles recordings, including a maximalist, sped-up and beat-driven rework of the band’s downtempo single “Hush” (Side A) – lifted off their debut album Cinema + boasting over 10M Spotify streams to date – as well as a raw and haunting rendition of Bad Bunny’s futuristic reggaeton hit, “DAKITI” (Side B). Listen here. 

The new recordings feel right at home alongside the band’s existing discography – with lavish textures, shapeshifting percussion, and influences ranging from Latin music and psychedelia to R&B and rock.  

Lead singer María Zardoya shares of the new releases: “I’ve been a fan of reggaeton since I was little and listening to it is a nostalgic experience that takes me back to my beloved island of Puerto Rico. We wanted to explore those rhythms with this new take of ‘Hush’ and with the ‘DAKITI’ cover.” 

Today’s release follows recent show-stopping television performances of “Hush” – including the band’s appearance yesterday on the top-rated daytime program The Kelly Clarkson Show (watch), as well as their television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in September (watch). 

Also being announced this week is the band’s partnership with HomeState. In collaboration with the Southern California tex-mex restaurants, the band has developed an original Band Taco (made with organic eggs, crispy corn strips, soyrizo, onion, Monterey Jack, and pico de gallo on a corn tortilla). 

As of today, “The María” will be available at all HomeState locations, with proceeds going to support LA’s Downtown Women’s Center, the only organization in Los Angeles focused exclusively on serving and empowering women experiencing homelessness and formerly homeless women - providing meals, mental health and wellness resources, vocation training, and housing.  

Launched in 2015, HomeState’s Band Taco Program aims to bring together music and tacos in support of neighboring communities. Each taco is developed alongside the artist, original artwork is commissioned by a local graphic artist, and proceeds are donated to local charities. The program has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars and features alumni including: Vampire Weekend, Questlove, Chicano Batman, Khruangbin, Sylvan Esso, and more.  

Earlier this month, the band released the official music video for their captivating single “Un Millón” (watch here). The mesmerizing visual stars Zardoya and was directed by frequent collaborator Bethany Vargas.  

Earlier this summer, the band released a remix of their hit single “Hush” courtesy of Portland’s Still Woozy (listen here). The remix arrived shortly after the original track hit #1 on the Triple A radio charts, marking the band’s first chart-topper.  

Other recent releases include a reworked version of Claud’s “In Or In-Between” (with Jesse of The Neighbourhood) – listen here – and a stunning remix of Phoebe Bridgers’s “Kyoto” (listen here) which was met with praise from Rolling Stone (“psychedelic”).  

Their debut full-length album CINEMA was released earlier this year via Nice Life Recording Company/Atlantic Records (buy/stream HERE) and was met with strong critical acclaim. Debuting at #9 on Spotify’s Top 10 Album Debuts, it has since amassed over 40 million streams globally.   

The band’s highly anticipated CINEMA North American headline tour will kick off at Las Vegas’ Brooklyn Bowl on January 26 and include a show at NY’s Brooklyn Steel on February 17, before culminating with a pair of hometown shows at The Novo in Los Angeles on March 12 + 13. A number of dates have sold out well in advance, with the second night added in LA by overwhelming popular demand. Tickets are available for purchase now HERE.  

CINEMA was written and produced entirely by Zardoya and the producer and multi-instrumentalist Josh Conway – within their LA apartment. In performing the music, the duo is joined by their closest friends Jesse Perlman (guitar), Edward James (keys), and Gabe Steiner (trumpet) to round out the band. When dreaming up their first full-length, Zardoya and Conway mined inspiration from such hyper-imaginative filmmakers as Pedro Almodóvar and Wes Anderson, achieving an untamed emotionality that acutely amplifies the most intimate of feelings. In addition to those influential classic films, the album’s title also pays homage to the work María and Josh first collaborated on – creating music for film + television scores. (In a nod to the bilingualism of their work, the title CINEMA carries the same meaning in both English and Spanish).

 

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2022 CINEMA North American Headline Tour

1/26/2022 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl

1/27/2022 – San Diego, CA – SOMA

1/28/2022 – Phoenix, AZ – Van Buren

1/29/2022 – Santa Fe, NM – Meow Wolf

2/1/2022 – El Paso, TX – Lowbrow Palace

2/3/2022 – Austin, TX – Emo's

2/4/2022 – San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger

2/5/2022 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall

2/6/2022 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater

2/8/2022 – St. Louis, MO – Old Rock House

2/10/2022 – Nashville, TN – Exit/In

2/11/2022 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre

2/12/2022 – Carborro, NC – Cat’s Cradle

2/14/2022 – Washington DC – 9:30 Club

2/17/2022 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel

2/18/2022 – Philadelphia, PA – TLA

2/19/2022 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club

2/22/2022 – Toronto, ON – Danforth

2/24/2022 – Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre

2/26/2022 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre

2/27/2022 – Minneapolis, MN – First Ave

3/2/2022 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot

3/4/2022 – Seattle, WA – Neptune

3/5/2022 – Vancouver, BC – Venue

3/6/2022 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom

3/8/2022 – Eugene, OR – Sessions Music Hall

3/9/2022 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades

3/11/2022 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater

3/12/2022 – Los Angeles, CA – The Novo

3/13/2022 – Los Angeles, CA – The Novo

 

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The Marías have fast proven among the most visionary and entrancing new bands in recent memory. Born in Puerto Rico and raised in Atlanta, María Zardoya moved to Los Angeles in 2016 where she met drummer Josh Conway after a performance at the famed Kibitz Room Bar at Canter’s Deli. The two began writing together, crafting a remarkable collection of mesmerizing original songs fusing kaleidoscopic soul, gentle jazz, and imagistic, bilingual lyricism.  

The Marías quickly grew a passionate local following, prompting the Los Angeles Times to declare them “the perfect indie band for L.A. kids.” With sold out shows and rapidly increasing national attention, the band made an auspicious debut with their twin EPs: SUPERCLEAN, VOL. I (released in 2017) and 2018’s SUPERCLEAN, VOL II – the latter highlighted by the single, “Ruthless,” joined by an official video directed and produced by Ian Lipton and The Marías. 

Last year saw The Marías unleash a series of new songs affirming their continued creative evolution. “Hold It Together” and “Jupiter” were released in the top half of 2020, accompanied by official music videos. Melted hailed “Jupiter” as “a soothing dream from retro outer-space”  while “Hold It Together” received applause from such publications as The FADER, which wrote, “The pop-leaning and low-key love song features guitar and key lines that interlock hand in hand. Right in the pocket is the cotton candy-textured voice of vocalist María that coolly asks you to slow down with her.”  

In October, The Marías released two new songs written and recorded during lockdown – “Care For You” and “bop it up!” – both joined by official videos co-directed by María with longtime visual collaborator Bethany Vargas. “Care For You” received acclaim from V Magazine, which praised it as “a slow, jazzy jam, both sensual and soothing.” “Both tracks are quarantine jams to dance and cry to, the kind of music we need during this endlessly trying time, added international art and fashion magazine TEETH. “The Marías have this incredible ability to transport you.”  

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