The Marias offers a distinctive, atmospheric sound that fans love. Blending dream pop, jazz, and synth-pop influences, their album Submarine explores themes like grief, isolation, and self-discovery. In fact, according to The Marias, the album was born from a breakup between co-founders Maria Zardoya and Josh Conway.
“Submarine” is an album that represents solitude and exploration. it represents choosing to be alone and listening to what the heart needs and not what it wants.
The Marías’ sophomore album “Submarine“, a passionate mix of the sultry and vulnerable like sound we’ve all come to love from the group. Though, this album in a way seems very much so an extension or even a bit of an evolution. With the dreamy and moodier tracks like “Vicious Sensitive Robot” a synth heavy addition to the album’s closer “Sienna,” is a vulnerable expression reminiscing on the what ifs. While “Lejos de Ti” expresses an emotional yearning for a lover far away. Though “No One Noticed” seems to be the breakout song that has garnered the attention of fans and non-fans alike – for good reason.
“No One Noticed” a very melancholic expression of loneliness and longing for her lover to stay. The soft pattering of a drum and low guitar paired with Maria Zardoya’s voice speaks to the overall somber and vulnerable words she sings. In a way, the album itself embodies the title, an overall experience of being submerged in a dark and dreamy space, as Zardoya swims by your side.
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