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THE MARÍAS RELEASEOFFICIAL MUSIC VDEO FOR “HUSH” –

 FIRST SINGLEOFF UPCOMING DEBUT ALBUM CINEMA

EAGERLY AWAITED DEBUT ALBUM, CINEMA,DUE OUT JUNE 25^TH

The Marias

        Acclaimed alternative-pop band The Marías has released the official music video for their new single “Hush.”  The mystical video arrives just two weeksafter the debut of the single. “Hush” heralds the band’s eagerlyawaited full-length album, Cinema – due out June25^th – and also marks the band’s official debutfor Nice Life Recording Company and Atlantic Records –album pre-order is live now. The group recently released a stunning trailerfor the album – directed by lead singer María Zardoya andco-edited with producer/drummer Josh Conway.

“Hush” was met withcritical acclaim from the likes of E!, Paste’s “Best New Songs of the Week”, Uproxx, Grimy Goods, Brooklyn Vegan, Atwood Magazine, and many others.

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     Cinema – which features tracks in English andSpanish – draws inspiration from the classic films and directors that María andJosh grew up watching, including Pedro Almodóvar and Wes Anderson. The titlealso pays homage to how the band first began creating music in the first place.

     “The Marías were born from cinema,”says María. “The reason Josh and I started writing musictogether was because of cinema. Through a friend, we were connected to a musicsupervisor who would send us requests for music for films. We’d receive asynopsis of a scene, and then we’d have to write music to it within a couple ofdays. Not only did that teach us how to write songs together fairly quickly, ittaught us how to think like filmmakers. We’d imagine worlds in our minds basedon the synopses – the colors in the scene, the lighting, the actors, the setdesign, and of course, the music.”

 The Marias "Cinema" Album Trailer

      The Marías have fast proven among the most visionaryand entrancing new bands in recent memory. Born in Puerto Rico and raised inAtlanta, María Zardoya moved to Los Angeles in 2016 where shemet drummer Josh Conway after a performance at the famedKibitz Room Bar at Canter’s Deli. The two began writing together, crafting aremarkable collection of mesmerizing original songs fusing kaleidoscopic soul,gentle jazz, and imagistic, bilingual lyricism. The couple is joined by theirclosest friends Jesse Perlman (guitar), Edward James (keys),and Gabe Steiner (trumpet) to complete the band.

“The Marías havedreamed up a flurry of magnetizing tracks with redolent lyrics balanced out bymelodies that meld jazz, funk, and electro-lounge…(María) beguiles with hervelvety bilingual vocals, sultry grooves, and striking features.” – VOGUE

“It’s hard todescribe The Marías without using the adjective “smooth” in every sentence.That’s the farthest thing from a put-down: Led by singer María, the bandemploys maximal slinkiness in the service of jazzy, gauzy, utterly charming,slyly funky pop.” – NPR

“The Marías playsmooth, melodic pop with sensual lyrics in both English and Spanish, not tomention complicated grooves that hint at soul music and Latin jazz…María singsabout love in a hushed murmur that invites the listener to lean in to catchevery word.” – LOS ANGELES TIMES  

     Last year saw The Marías unleasha series of new songs affirming their continued creative evolution. “Hold It Together” and “Jupiter” were released inthe top half of 2020, accompanied by official music videos. The former receivedpraise from The FADER, which wrote, “Thepop-leaning and low-key love song features guitar and key lines that interlockhand in hand. Right in the pocket is the cotton candy-textured voice ofvocalist María that coolly asks you to slow down with her.” Meanwhile,“Jupiter” was hailed as “a soothing dream from retroouter-space,” by Melted.

“The L.A.-based indie bandembrace pop's ongoing (and always welcome) disco trend on this sultry leadsingle from their long-awaited debut album, CINEMA. This one's seriouslysexy.” – E! 

“The Marías havefinally put out the first single ahead of their highly-anticipated debut album…‘Hush’ continues to develop their talent for breathy, hypnotic jams.” –PASTE

“First single‘Hush’ is definitely on the cinematic tip; modern noir synth” –BROOKLYN VEGAN

“After sharing ahandful of effervescent singles, The Marías have officially unveiled theirdebut full-length album ‘Cinema’ with the dark pop anthem track ‘Hush.’ Over areverberating beat, vocalist María Zardoya’s gossamer vocals delicately ushersin an era of sensual-yet-energizing music.” – UPROXX

“A woozy,bass-heavy, and impeccably intoxicating track… as always its the chemistrybetween the couple that ignites something within their music.” – GRIMYGOODS

      In October of last year, the group released twonew songs written and recorded during lockdown – “Care For You” and “bop it up!” – both joined byofficial videos co-directed by María with longtime visualcollaborator Bethany Vargas. “Care For You” received acclaimfrom V Magazine, which praised itas “a slow, jazzy jam, both sensual and soothing,” while Órale enthused, “‘bopit up!’ is unlike any project The Marías have put out before… Althoughtheir signature tenderness is still recognizable, listeners will discover anewfound sense of invigoration.” International art and fashionmagazine Teeth added: “Bothtracks are quarantine jams to dance and cry to, the kind of music we needduring this endlessly trying time… The Marías have this incredible ability totransport you.”

Stay tuned for more news from TheMarías in the coming months!