Forge Brief

The Marías

2017-present; commercial peak 2021-present (CINEMA, Submarine)

Breathy, dream-pop-psychedelic-bilingual, Puerto-Rican-LA — dream pop as LA-Puerto-Rico-via-The-Marías-school bilingual-dream-pop ritual.

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Genres

dream poppsychedelic indie popbilingual indie pop

Vocal character

María Zardoya (The Marías lead): distinctive Puerto-Rican-LA-accented soprano with breathy, theatrical conversational-intimate verse delivery and head-voice chorus peaks. Code-switches between English + Spanish; vibrato-restrained phrasing; multi-tracked harmonies on herself; dream-pop + psychedelic-indie-pop + bilingual-indie-pop hybrid precision.

Production markers

Josh Conway (drummer-producer husband) self-productiondream-pop + psychedelic-indie-pop + bilingual-indie-pop foundation (electric-guitar with chorus-pedal + bass + drums + Rhodes piano + analog-synth pads + Mellotron + occasional saxophone + horn-section occasional)multi-tracked vocal harmony stacksreverb-soaked atmospheric vocal productiondream-pop psychedelic arrangementAtlantic-Records + Nice Life sonic

Lyrical themes

romantic devotion + theatrical-sensual narrative (No One Noticed, Hush, ABOUT YOUR LOVE)celebration of Puerto Rico + LA bicultural identityobservation of love's small daily moments with bilingual code-switchingcelebration of dream-pop + psychedelic traditiontheatrical first-person dream-pop storytelling

Signature moves

electric-guitar with chorus-pedal + Rhodes piano + Mellotron foundationbreathy head-voice chorus peak with theatrical-sensual phrasingmulti-tracked harmony hook with reverb-soaked vocalEnglish + Spanish code-switching verse

Avoid — off-brand for this artist

EDM drops without polishrap features as dominantmetal guitarauto-tune as crutchcountry productiontheatrical pop-vocal projection without dream-pop edge808 sub-bass

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